I struggled to find my truck for 3 yrs , spent heaps doing road trips looking at junk, and there was plenty of it , darn near bought a dodge out of shear frustration...
Eventually found it just a couple of kms away , and it had been there for 20yrs!!
I was very happy to pay $NZ 7500.00 in 1997.
Last yr my friend sold his nice '46 for $NZ 23,500. So I am very pleased for him too.