273 or 225?

273, the engine I like the best.
It’s $1000 for a clapped out wagon that hasn’t run in years. I get your affinity for the 273, but for that same money he could have more horsepower, and an engine designed to run on todays nonleaded fuel. What if the bearings are shot, or cracked heads with sunk seats? The junk yard will give you 30 days to bring any motor you buy back. Will the stranger on market place do the same if the 273/904 is shot?