My sentiments exactly, Bill.
M.Smith, another way to look at it is it's value in parts for use in another truck or to trade or sell for something else you need/want...just thinkin' outloud.
About 15 years ago or so I went to look at a '36 Oldsmobile sedan just to check it out. The old man that had it said his son had started to "restore" the sedan. The body looked good in primer, the engine had been rebuilt by a reputable shop with old engine experience but it was missing a few "incidentals" like the gauges, the interior, etc. I thought about it, after the man told me he wanted $1,000 for the car, for about 1.75 seconds and thanked the man for showing me the car and I took off. Months later the 'ol boy tracked me down with a lower selling price with what looked like the speedometer from the car and some other parts in his hands. The project was too big for me I explained to the man. I found out later he'd sold the car for junk and it was crushed! I thought then that if I'd had a few more resources, (like money and a place to store the car out of the weather), I could have maybe made a few dollars off of the deal. Naaaaah...it'd probably still be sittin' in my back yard, rustin' away.
