What’s the value of this ??

if you want to "rathole it", you better get a good carb kit for it and rathole that, too. Because carb kits are getting scarce, too. What good would the carb eventually be if you can't get a kit for it? But that involves spending more money and letting it sit, too.
I think the advice to peddle it, now, as is, makes the most sense.
If everybody goes to electric cars in 20 yrs, none of this stuff is going to be worth much.