Why do people do this? Waste!

A few years back there was this guy in a small town north of me had a 67 hemi 4 speed GTX convertible in his back yard, the back window was out of it and the snow and rain would get in it. He was offered a ton of $$ for it, more than the old house that he lived in was worth and he always said no. The car is gone now, I can only hope that it is in a better place now. I think that sentimental value is stronger than money in the bank. Money comes and goes but owning the car that you had a lot of firsts in is priceless. I still have my first car I want to be buried in it.