I could not agree more. Even starting with a good foundation, if you haven't spent 20k - even 25k - you haven't been keeping track!!! These things will nickle and dime you FOR YEARS. If the guy doing a restoration tells himself the truth, any car that has been done "right" cost $20-25k if he did the work himself and $35-45k if you pay professionals. For as long as a resto takes, you could work at McDonalds for all those hours and buy a new Corvette with your wages... I know exactly what Tom is saying when he writes "I have spent well over 20k". The truth is, I don't want to know the answer to "how much is well over" on my own car - it would probably make me sick.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2002 6:02 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Chevelle-List] Is it worth it?? Let's put it this way, I have bought better cars than this one for $500 and under that ran. this sounds like a $200 car to me, not anywhere near $2600. Example: I bought a 67 Chevelle 4 door, 300 Deluxe with a 230/powerglide, it ran, and I paid $300 for it. I just picked up a 1972 Plymouth Fury. The car is straight, barely any rust on it, has a 360 in it, disc brakes, interior is clean, bought it for $100. Honestly, I would pass on this one, seriously. If you do not know how to weld and fit your own panels (really not that hard even I can do it!!!!), you will pay major $$$$$ into a car that is not worth it. You will never get your money back out of it should you choose to go that route, trust me, I have been there. My dad nad I did all the work on my 70 SS. The only thing farmed out was the paint which knowing what I know I could probably do myself. In parts alone, I have spent well over $20,000. I have had offers for $23,000 cash and declined them. Tom ----------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
