well mr. short hood,,hears a way to show what u know,,which aint alot,,take a look on ebay,,,type in lincoln welders,,,i believe its on page 2,,there is a sae 300,,gas,,big ass machine,,huge,,nothing done at all to it,,original,,and the current bid is 2500,,sooo hmmmm in the part of the country where im from,,and most all the places ive worked,,if a big ass 300 gas is bringin at least 2500( it still has 2 days on the auction) than id say a sweetly restored classic 1947 shorthood,,would damn sure b worth more than your 2000,,like u said its just opinion,,but i think ur uneducated guess has about run its course here,,,thanks for lookin now pass on bye,,,(bye bye)