The sellability of our early “A” body cars

In my opinion, @68 CUDA FORMULA S has the best suggestion thus far. I hate selling cars, especially vintage ones, so letting someone else deal with tire-kickers would be worth a few extra bucks to me. Know your bottom dollar and let them come to you. However, I think the cage is a liability rather than an asset come sale time.

I think what happens to a lot of people, possibly the OP here, is they get so caught up in the build they lose sight of the original goal, or once their goal is reached they realize it's not that enjoyable. A close friend kept talking about building his '65 Valiant with a cage, fenderwell headers, aluminum interior panels, and 4.56 gears behind a high-strung 340. I told him, "You live 20 miles from any cruising. That sounds like a nightmare. 100-foot turning radius, rattling panels, screaming engine, echo-chamber interior, cimbing over a cage... just to get there? I wouldn't want something like that," (although I would've daily-driven such a car 25 years ago). He's since given it a lot of consideration and moved the goalposts to something that drives well and can be regularly enjoyed for whatever purpose--even the golf course--without hesitation. Coincidentally, that conversation took place shortly after I decided my Challenger wouldn't be much of a road-trip car with a twin-turbo W2-headed solid-roller stroker small-block, a slick-shifted 4-speed and 4.10 gears. I love road trips, so I backed off to a mildly-built 340 Six Pack, 3.09-first A833, and 3.23 gears with upgraded stock-style suspension. It'll still be quick, but no strip terror. It'll have good road manners. I even have an overdrive trans I can swap in come vacation time. Turns out I value enjoyable wheel time in a classic far more than time-slip wiener measuring...

...besides, I have my low-buck '69 Valiant beater for that. :D