1953 Truck

[rock141b]

Hi to all, I'm a new truck person, I've built a couple of street rods 51chevy and a 57 chevy wagon, but this is my first truck.
I purchased a 1953 chevy 1/2 ton all stock, been in the same family since new. It's all in primer and ready for paint, I had to give 2300 for it. I'm going to upgrade the suspension etc. it still has the original 216 motor, my question: should I keep this motor or just sell it at the local swap meet? Is there any market for the 216? I'm not going to use the motor, it's being replaced with a stock 283 SBC. I'm looking forward to working on this truck, I'll post some photos as soon as I can, thanks.