You bet it add value to the car to have all the original part's. I was not so lucky when buying the car I got. Some one had already swapped motor, trans, and rear end. So the drive train is a runner from what I can tell. But not from this car. I am putting the four speed back in and putting console with bucket's. Want it my way. Good looking runner their. Hope you get many hours of enjoyment out of it. Russ.