And the price keeps going up & up

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Originally Posted by Firebirdjones

Thing is, you can't rebuild one to that extent as cheap as that asking price. Doesn't matter how rough it was to start, if you want to do a frame off and replace everything you'll quickly have twice that asking price. This guy isn't even getting his money back out of it at that price.

I restore classic cars for a living, both partials to frame off and anything in between. To tear one down to this level and start repairing, replacing, and rebuilding everything can quickly run up a $30k+ build, and if you want NOS parts and "correct" date coded parts that cost an arm and a leg, the price can jump to $50-$60k and on up from there depending on the car. 6 figures is not unheard of when restoring a car correctly.

Given this is a basic pickup truck they made millions of, and parts aren't that expensive, A complete restoration like this still isn't for the faint of heart. Hell just a nice quality paint job with good materials plus the labor can set you back $10,000 alone. Materials by themselves if you want good stuff can run up to $3,000 quickly. So you really have to look at it from both sides of the fence. Do you want to do one to a high quality level yourself and spend 2-3 years and $30k?? (assuming the level of this truck is beyond average, I'd have to lay eye's on it) Or do you want to spend say.....$15-ish for one already done and let the previous owner take the hit on the restoration??

Very well said sir. I love it when someone from the restoration industry steps in and explains the expense involved in layman's terms.