Why is that funny?
I would imagine there are more American motors sitting in junk yards than there is foreign. Especially for a truck. Why? Because there are more American trucks on the road than foreign trucks.
If a VQ motor (which is one of the best motors or was one of the best for 10+ years in a row according to ratings) goes for $300-400 used, I figured a motor which wasn’t on that list would be the same or less. Evidently, other than John, everyone else sells em for $1k+.