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Old 07-22-2010, 07:25 AM   #14
JackG
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Originally Posted by Kirk
...Yeah you can find them really cheap, but usually in extremely poor condition. The ultra expensive ones are more in car show type of condition.
Kirk
You can spend the 30k to get a really nice one, or spend 3k to get a CL one, then 40k to make it as nice as the 30k one.

Unless you're capable of doing *all* the work yourself, it's always cheaper to buy an old car already restored than it is to buy an unrestored one then having it restored. Even if you can, it still doesn't make sense sometimes.

So you want a freshly built mild performance motor, transmission, rear differential, and a nice paint job? You're knocking on 30k already. What? No money left for new brakes, shocks, brake lines, suspension bits, bodywork, carpet, upholstery, wheels, tires, rust repair, upgrades, etc, etc,... ad nauseum. Welcome to the world of 40 year old car restoration... talk about being upside down!

(says the owner of a 1970 Torino GT that's in progress)
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