Rare 1970 Dodge Charger R/T found in a field, but is it worth saving?

A man discovered this incredibly rare 1970 Dodge Charger R/T abandoned in a farm field, but is it worth restoring?

There are few things more satisfying than seeing an old classic being given a second lease of life. 

Especially when the car in question is a rare or unusual motor – like this burnt orange Dodge Charger. 

However, sometimes the experts have to know when to admit defeat.

DISCOVER SBX CARS: The global premium car auction platform powered by Supercar Blondie

The 1970 Dodge Charger R/T had been abandoned for years

The classic Charger was discovered by Ryan Brutt from the Auto Archaeology YouTube channel. 

You may remember Brutt as the guy who stumbled across this treasure trove warehouse in Illinois, or from the time he discovered this 1969 Plymouth GTX with $10,000 stashed away inside.

In a recent clip, Brutt unearthed more than a dozen classic cars in various states of disrepair on a farm field belonging to his pal. 

As Brutt documents each of the vehicles, it quickly becomes fairly apparent that they’re not worth the time or money required to get them back up and running. 

Until he gets to the 1970 Dodge Charger R/T, that is. 

The classic car is a very rare find

By 1970, the Dodge Charger had already established itself as a popular muscle car, and a little under 10,000 Dodge Charger R/Ts were produced that year. 

But this car’s metallic burnt orange paintwork makes it stand out as one of only 881 examples. 

And its rare features don’t end there, the abandoned Charger also came as a hardtop with the gator grain roof – as opposed to the more common vinyl top – which was fitted on only 375 cars. 

The two features mean the vintage Charger could be one of around 30 or so of its kind.

The car even comes with an air-conditioning system, which would not have been typical on Chargers at the time – but it also comes with plenty of rusting and damage to the bodywork.

“You can see here the car has been sitting out here, the gator grain has deteriorated and blown away,” Brutt explained. 

Inside the car is missing its seats but its console and dash are all in place.

However, there’s no getting around it – the Charger is in a very bad way and it would need a full nose to tail restoration to get it back on the road.

Whether an interested expert would be happy to step up and take on such a large job remains to be seen, but we’d love to see it.