By Eve Nowell 
Dodge’s “Last Call” Challenger Hellcats, once hailed as surefire collector’s items, are tanking hard. Prices are nosediving faster than a drag racer on launch day, leaving owners clutching their titles in disbelief.
Take that glossy 2023 Challenger Hellcat Jailbreak—barely broken in at 646 miles—that just went for $73,000 on Bring a Trailer. A far cry from its original $91k price tag earlier this year. Flawless? Yeah. Blacked-out stunner with buttery Laguna leather? Check. Climate-controlled babying? Obviously. But buyers shrugged like it was just another used car.
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Days before, another Jailbreak, with a laughable 34 miles, barely scraped $88k. Still under MSRP. For a machine that was supposed to be the crown jewel of American muscle, this kind of depreciation hits harder than a missed shift.
What went wrong? Too much of a good thing. When Dodge slapped “Last Call” on these beasts, collectors went nuts, convinced they were snagging instant classics. Then came the plot twist: Dodge pumped out way more than anyone guessed. Suddenly, the market’s drowning in garage-queen Hellcats, and the hype’s as dead as a carburetor in an EV world.
Now it’s a fire sale. Owners who paid top dollar are scrambling to unload before prices crater even more. Even 717-horsepower monsters with that wicked supercharged V8 can’t charm buyers into coughing up extra cash.
Lesson learned? Not every “final hurrah” ends up a gold mine. Some just leave you stuck holding the bag—and a fat stack of regret.
Shawn Henry 
John Lloyd