1968 Valiant Help

I know you said "in my opinion" but "Much further along" for $10,000. No way !
If someone had to pay for the labor just to tub the car it's over a couple thousand dollars, the wheels and tires are probably close to 8k, the 68 valiant itself in my area are scarce at best and never cheap.
I hear you, but like the vast majority of cars out there, it's worth far less than the sum of it's parts. Again, just my opinion. We've all seen the ads where someone will state "couldn't build it for that.". To me, that's only relevant if a potential buyer would've bought the same combination of parts.