Yep..... back in the mid 80's I bought a 340 six pack intake with carbs for $100....no lie.
I think my brother has you beat with a 71 Go Wing for $3 in mint condition. The best part is some "dude" passed on it and as soon as the guy put the part down my brother bought it.
you guys would poop in your britches if you knew how much i paid for the complete max wedge top end i own. exhaust manifolds, heads,intake, carbs, linkage. the only thing missing was the air cleaners, and all of it was in operational condition. i will say it was less than halfway between the above mentioned figures.
some guy at a car show came up to me and said he had the perfect engine parts for my 38 plymouth coupe in his basement at home. his dad used to drag race and took these parts off to rebuild the engine, but sold the car instead. [my coupe had a 360LA] you all know how these guys are at car shows. well, 20min. later he shows back up with this stuff. um, it wasn't a hard decision to make......