That might not be a hangover, that might have been his wife hitting him with a frying pan lines with divorce papers, lol.
I've seen people/companies ask amounts much higher than what I thought 1st and 2nd gen Barracudas normally sell for and didn't know if those barracudas were the current "it" car to have, or if people thought the ripple effect from E bodies bought the A bodies up that much. IDK, not an expert on classic car values. I just know if I had 440K to spend on a 69, mine would be done, my '72 Fury III would be back on the road, house would be paid off and a new 4 car garage would be filled along with my attached 2 car garage.