Building the car no one wants
I bought my 70 dart about a year ago for $1500. I had a big block 73 camaro with buckets, floor shift, 4 wheel power disc brakes and so on that I was restoring and having fun in. I hurried up and sold it for the first cash offer I had so I could buy the dart. My dart is a 7 1/4, slant 6, manual 9" drums, bench seat.... Etc. The dart is wayyy slower, stops worse, and can't even spin a tire. But I'm still in love with it and I even prefer it and drive it more than my bmw M3.
I say you should put it together and let some kid with a dream of owning a muscle car buy it for whatever money you have in it. I'm 24 years old I was and still am into imports or so called "ricers". Now a days a 16 year old kid working a summer job can't afford a decent running Road Runner, GTO, or old mustang that he wants. So they have no choice but to settle for that civic that they CAN afford and begin customize and mod that. I would have LOVED to own my base model dart or a duster in high school. I'm sure there are several people in your area that would love an affordable duster no matter the drivetrain and options. I sure didn't care.