thanks for the good words.the guy on the other post obviously doesn't know when a shoutout for an opinion means just that, An Opinion.
I'll keep an eye out. I'm not really in the market to buy so maybe that is why I think the cars shown look expensive. Crashed, bent up, ragged out is what I would want avoid. I bought mine new and was around when they were very new used cars so as they aged real nice unbutchered examples get fewer and further between. If you want a race car or a beater, it is easy to find one.
new paint covers a bunch of bad body work so be wary. I'd want a straight original over a newly painted questionable car. Unless you know the history, I stand by advice to find someone local who knows the car and its history. It is a full frame car and can be straighten to as good or better than new by a competant body man, but the question then be comes, was it fixed right or just fixed to pass it on to the next sucker. they're only original once.