re: Why are cheap affordable basic utility vehicles blocked in the U.S. market?

Just buy a single cab truck from the 80s and restore it. I got a $1500 Jeep Comanche and I'm getting close to being finished restoring and modernizing it. I already have $1000 in it. I plan on putting another $1000-$1500 into it. I do all of the work in my spare time on the weekends. I buy all of my parts on eBay and Rockauto. I taught myself how to weld. After I'm done the truck will be worth $12k-$15k. I'll prob never get rid of it.