Lets see ... 45 year old short bed Chevy truck with a V-8 for $1,200.00 and you didn't buy it ? over $200.00 ? The prices on these old trucks are climbing almost daily and I will bet you can't buy the frame for that much in 2 years . it's really hard to find anything including a old econo box for that kind of dough and I understand how easy it is to be unsure about it but as long as your not buying it to be next weeks daily driver you would have a hard time loosing any money on it in the not so far off future . IMO .