Great deal on a Superbird

My first car purchased in 1982 was a 69 383S Barracuda, which I still have, it cost my dad $600.00. I passed on the following cars in the weeks leading up to the purchase of my cuda.
1) 1970 Torino Talladega 428scj NICE CAR, I hated the Auto column Shift $2000
2) 1969 396 Nova 4speed. Nice car but had a 350 instead of 396 $750
3) 1971 Demon 340 4spd. I wanted it but it was just too rusty $500
4) 1963 Ford Galaxy 390 4spd. Cool car in good shape $1200
5) 1970 Cutless Conv. SX 4spd 350. Didnt really want a conv. $1000 ish
6) 1973 GTO 400 4spd, nice ride seriously thought about it $900
7) 1968 Camaro 307, auto. Nice car did not want an automatic. $600.00

My birthday is in the summer. Right before I turned 16 I messed my ankle up playing basketball and was laid up for a few weeks. My dad was always a car guy(Ford Man but liked Chrysler) so he said that he would get me a car for my birthday. With nothing else to do I poured through news papers and the peddlers post(local free adds) trying to find a car. I also started reading car magazines and it didn't take long before I was wanting a four speed mopar of some kind. My father bless his heart was as eager as I was and we had a great time that summer searching for my car.