Throwing in the towel

So I guess all good things come to an end.

I have been driving a 68 dart for several years and I've driven a whole lot of miles. I've had good times and some bad, did a lot of repairs on the side of highway and that never got me down.
The dart is a GTS by vin number but when I bought it, I literally had to dig it out from where it was. It had NO driveline, NO suspension, NO k frame. It was a body shell with the interior. Has the GTS bucket seats and the original 4 speed hump.

I got it running with a slant six and a 833 OD because that is what I had laying around and I was on a mega budget in those days.
With the slant six, it ran reliable and I put a lot of miles on the car over several years. It was and is my little buddy.

But sadly, at the end of last week, I was being followed too closely in the slow lane by a newer Subaru outback, and it hit me and pushed me into the shoulder of the road. Ruined the GTS trunk lid trim panel, bent the bottom lip of deck lid in, and pushed the bumper in more towards the passenger side.
Not catastrophic damage, I can fix it but with a lot of effort. I'm getting an insurance check for it and the Subaru got a ticket.

The car got towed off the highway and I got towed to the human garage (hospital) via an ambulance but I am OK, and I'm going to be OK.

Really got me thinking if such an old car belongs in this jungle of asshole drivers going too damn fast. Gone are the 60s when this car was new and people drove conservatively and considerate.
I had the car towed home and put her in the barn, but I'm in no mood to try to fix it now.

I also gave in this week and bought a newer car, so I'm not sure it will ever be the same now.

I might fix it and use for occasions or maybe just sell someday. There doesn't seem to be as much interest in box darts (67-9) these days as there was when I bought this one (2014).

Be careful out there, this world is crazy.