If I had to have a B-body

When I was just out of high school ('81) a guy up the road put his '69 440 six pack all factory stock with bench seat and fiberglass hood, up for sale....a whopping $4500, the thing was mint, my Dad said and I quote"what kind of idiot would pay that much for a 12yr old car that gets 10miles to the gallon and shakes the windows when it goes by your house!" Yeah listened to Dad and ended up driving a stupid Formula Firechicken instead#-o Who would have know how much those cars would be worth now!!!