This 1971 Dodge Charger R/T has all the hallmarks of being a junkyard rescue, a habit I’ve personally picked up over the last several years. Good cars thrown away too early, or even better, good and valuable cars that are simply waiting for a second chance at life. This Charger is a very nicely optioned example and it even retains its original numbers-matching 440, making it a prime candidate for restoration. There is rust but it’s not impossible to fix. Find the Charger here on eBay with a Buy-It-Now of $5K and the reserve unmet.

The original colors still poke through in places, and what a pretty car this must have been: Sherwood Green over a black bucket seat interior. What I love to see on cars like this are the remnants of its past, and the Sherwood Green paint that’s beneath the cheap orange re-spray has got to inspire more than a few people to strip back those layers and see if the original finish can be preserved. Impressively, factory badging remains with the car even with the repaint.

This is very much a “what you see is what you get” car, and the interior is mostly gone. This is another sign of the Charger spending much of the recent past in a salvage yard, likely giving up its bucket seats, console, steering wheel, door panels, window glass and more as its fate seemed sealed as a parts car. There’s also no title, another indication of a salvage past, but that’s not a big deal for folks like me who live in no-title states for older vehicles.

The seller notes the engine and transmission are original to the car, and that the cowl number, radiator support, fender tag, dash VIN, and door VIN all match. That’s downright amazing for a presumed junkyard car, but that’s also what I found with my junkyard rescue 1986 Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.3-16 Cosworth – a surprisingly complete car despite being relegated to the salvage pile. Do you think this Charger R/T deserves to live again?