1969 Dodge Dart Swinger 340 Sold at Mecum today for $40,000

Truth of the matter is, a car is worth what it is worth. If you overpay cause you are unskilled or too lazy to get a car to a reasonably good condition and you overpay for someone else's mess, you are screwing the rest of us car guys. A turd is a turd no matter how much you polish it.