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I recently sold a '77 Ford rust-bucket truck for $1500 because it would pass inspection, and could haul "stuff". (No details on what it was hauling, but the guy that bought it wasn't too heavy...)
Not a week later, I sold a '84 F150 to the guy's "cousin" (around here, that doesn't mean they're related) for... you guessed it... $1500. Also rusty, also passed inspection, and also could haul "stuff". Both trucks had the same engine installed, 300ci 6 cylinder, same 4 speed transmission in both, and probably the same axle ratios. Both 4x4.
A truck's a truck when it's being used for a truck. It doesn't become an "antique" until some jerk (lightly intended) buys it that doesn't ever plan on making it do anything but use fuel and sit.
Value is relative to the people who might want to buy it. To anyone around here, who's actually looking for a truck, it might be worth ~$1500. If they're looking for a trailer queen POS, more than likely they're not trying to pay more than junk price. Doesn't matter what KBB or NADA say, their values aren't EVER accurate except to the people that use them.
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