Aloha!
A 1942 is pretty rare due to production halting due to the Dec. 7th 1941 issues...
http://www.allpar.com/old/wartime.htmlhttp://www.hemmings.com/hcc/stories/2005/11/01/hmn_feature4.htmlpictures
http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&am...sa=N&tab=wiEDIT:
That's a pretty darn good price, they seem to start there and go up they are low supply, but also not very high demand.
You can find out more about the post war cars (which are very similar) on the P-15 page here
http://www.merc583.addr.com/mopar/index.htmlGood luck with it!