[belldar]

Yeah the smart thing is to start from scratch. Just figuring out what it is worth so I can make an offer. The other side looks good but I couldn't see it up close. The body is very nice and it still has a lot of the under coating on the underside. The rockers and cab corners and fenders all look good from what I can see. I know the mileage is right on it. The dash and interior is immaculate. If it was running with new tires I figure it would be about that 5-8k range? But sitting that long who knows. The trouble is with shows like gas monkey and other high end building shows people get a bad sense for what things are worth. When you see a truck going for 30-60k fully restored and modernized people think everything should be worth a lot if it cost that much in the end. I can rebuild/restore my super for I figure 5k from ground up maybe a plus or minus because of paint. If I had someone else do it it would be over 20k.
What is worth more ? A factory original with some minor flaws (little rust/few dents) low milage barn find, or a back yard frame up restoration?? I should post a pic because it dose look real good but don't want to get that far into it. This is going to drive me nuts (wife is getting upset with me being weird about this)!!!