One can't disagree with my friend as I saw the car before he crushed it! (Oh, he still has the 4-speed trans!)
I mainly passed on the cars because of:
Money ( I never had any when they were for sale)
Want (I had my own projects at the time)
Like (67-69's are not the most attractive cars to me)
Usually I'm found working on my Pontiac. If you want to find me Look for the white picket fence and all the old Pontiacs parked outside. And the half dissembled engine sprawled all over the driveway!