Rare 2023 Dodge Challenger Hellcat ‘Black Ghost’ Edition Already Valued at Way Over MSRP

I’ll be honest, not many come to mind. Those that do, would need to be mint condition cars, obviously, with little to no mileage on the clock. The Shelby GT500 Heritage Edition should fetch a pretty penny decades from now. Same goes for the Yenko S/C Stage 2 Camaro. Maybe the S550 Mustang Bullitt and the Shelby GT350R too.

Those four are the only ones that I can think of right now, with the exception of Dodge’s Hellcat-powered Challengers. And since not all Hellcats are created equal, the likes of the Demon and the Black Ghost special edition definitely stand out in a crowd of supercharged monsters.

We’re here to talk about the Black Ghost, which is meant to pay tribute to Godfrey Qualls’ iconic 1970 Challenger R/T SE – a car that became a legend on the streets of Detroit many decades ago.

The modern-day Black Ghost is based on the 2023 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Redeye Widebody, and since the carmaker won’t be making more than 300 units, you can understand why these are already beginning to go up in value.

Back in September, we showed you this brand spanking new Black Ghost with just 13 miles on the clock. It ended up selling at auction for $190,000. That’s more than you’d spend on a 2024 Porsche 911 GT3, which retails from $185,850.

Today, we want to show you yet another Black Ghost, this time one that has been driven a tiny bit, but the mileage figure is still rather insignificant at 104 miles. This is still a new car, and with a few hours still left to bid, it has already surpassed its MSRP by a considerable margin, so no surprise there.

Like the other 299 examples, this Black Ghost also comes with a Pitch Black exterior, to go with its faux gator-skin roof graphic (to mimic the original car’s vinyl top), black hood pins, a chrome fuel cap, white trunk stripe, widebody fenders, dual air scoops for the hood, Redeye badging, rear parking sensors, dual exhaust outlets, and a set of 20” Warp-Speed wheels with Pirelli P Zero All Season tires.

Interior highlights include black Laguna leather and Alcantara upholstery, heated and ventilated power-adjustable front seats, keyless entry, Black Ghost badging, a Harman Kardon sound system, an Alcantara-wrapped steering wheel, and pretty much all the other modern-day amenities you might want in a car like this.

As for the engine, it’s a supercharged 6.2-liter Hemi V8, requiring no introduction. Initially factory rated at 797 horsepower and 707 lb-ft of torque, the output was bumped to 807 hp (w/same torque) as part of the Jailbreak package included in the Black Ghost configuration.

When new, this car retailed for $100,865. I wonder how soon it’ll be worth twice that amount.