Even if keeping is the objective it's SO nice to be right side up on things.
Given how hard a time I have parting with anything though, it may not matter.
That one is in eye-poppingly good shape, but either a 3+ week fly & drive roadkill, a 2 week haul, or $1500 in shipping? bah.
that bumps the OH/VA and closer price to more like 6k. and I want the thing done for 6k. The thoughts that have put the brakes on is thinking about the rotten 4x4 frame on that one smike did and not loving the idea there. if there were severe shortcuts that could be taken, one of Tom's current scrap donor trucks plus this cab could be something, and the end result might be fun enough and may be right-side-up on price, but I think would be lacking. I'd have to skip on some of the things that I want it to be able to do. I want to pull a brolite on the bed and run to Attica at very least, and be proud instead of embarrassed at shortcuts at a car show, and be warm and reliable plowing the lot and drive in the winter.
I have only looked at the snapshot of the market in the past 3-5 days, but from what I see, anything worth saving that's under $1500 is 1950ish and newer. Older than that they get too rare to be cheap AND good enough.
