Just a few years ago the collector car market seemed to have no ceiling, as bids for rare muscle cars and classic automobiles went ever higher. But then it all came crashing down to Earth, and prices are probably more in line with where they should be these days, though a few special cars still draw huge bids whenever they go on sale. This includes anything from the 60’s or 70’s with a factory HEMI engine.

But gauging the true value of any car can be difficult. For example, this Autotrader sales ad for a 1970 HEMI ‘Cuda has a price of over $3.333 million…but it’s also the first and only pre-production HEMI ‘Cuda in existence. But does that make it the most valuable HEMI in history?

According to the for-sale ad, this is the original “pilot car” for the HEMI ‘Cuda line, the first of its kind in a sense, though it was the third 1970 ‘Cuda actually built. The first two cars had a 318 and 340 motor respectively, making this the first HEMI ‘Cuda. Though it is over 40 years old, the odometer has just over 17,000 miles on it.

Still, this car was almost lost to history, and underwent an extensive restoration to make it right. Given it’s unique history, this is certainly one of the more valuable Mopars out there. But is it really worth over $3 million? That’s for someone richer than us to decide. But if you had $3 million to drop on a car, would it be a ‘70 HEMI ‘Cuda, or something else?