Built vs Bought

[not so famous bob]

I've always respected the built more than bought but...If a guy earned his money by working hard and bought a fast car, that counts too. A guy might have just as many hours building a car as the guy that saved up from his job and bought one. Going to school counts too. If someone got through medical school so he could pull in the big bucks, good for him. That ain't easy. A mechanic and a doctor have about the same hourly rate these days.

Way more respect for a builder than a buyer !!

 

[not so famous bob]

Bought mine Oct 2020 , and have proceeded to put approx 16,000 miles on it at last ck
But I live in an environment where i can ( and do ) drive it year round . With a grin that that cant be wiped off

And for the record Mine is a real hemi car

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I`d like to buy my old hemi belvedere back , but at 79 , I just cant seem to spend the coin for it ...

 

[Hey-O]

This is especially on point when read in the context of another thread currently on the site, "cost of a paint job."

My friend that builds cars and delivered mine the other day for me, told me 25 to $30,000 for the body work and paint. I will guarantee some will find that a bit overwhelming. I'm a lot more than just a car assembler and don't find that to be the standard of a man and his success. Give me a break.

 

[Davefinan]

For me it boils down to... It's the folks who buy one and then act like they built it. They say "I" this and "I" that when they clearly had someone else do the work, or they picked it up like that. Paying someone to rebuild your engine is not you rebuilding your engine - sorry. I was at a car show recently and guy pulled in with a restored 70 Challenger - absolutely perfect. We had a whole line of mopars from 66 to 72 lined up and he parked a couple rows over. A couple of us walked over to chat and I jokingly said - very politely with an inviting smile - "We have an extra room for all Mopars, wanna hang over there? We can take some pics all lined up." And I got an odd look. He didn't know what I meant by "Mopar". However, he would talk about the engine, tranny, rear, etc. and how he built it - which it was clear he didn't. It was kinda odd.

Look, you got money and want to buy one... dude, more power to you. And if you know what you bought, even more power to you. But don't say you built it when you didn't.

I agree 100%. I’ve come across people who say things like that about things done on their house too. Now I don’t care if you paid for everything done to your car or house but be honest about it.

 

[dadsbee]

Based on some of the BS in the past 3 pages, I must be more of a man than some... as I can do both! LMAO !!

 

[kiwigtx]

( friend of mines an orthodontist)

Bird-watching isn't a career or worthwhile occupation.

 

[Davefinan]

[QUOTE

…..such a fine site to see

 

[michigander]

Honestly I look at a car for what it is, takes talent to build, finish or achieve good performance etc.. Who cares who did it comes down to whom owns it. Face it, these cars were not that well built in the 60/70s otherwise most wouldn’t have welded in torque box’s, frame connectors or modified to achieve performance that’s better than todays AVIS car rental.

We own these cars because they have a cool factor, beautiful, remind us of better times or great memories. If you can “Build” your own car great but just remember most can’t write the big check that everyone expects when selling your Mopar without some sort of talent in another area.

This thread is entertaining

 

[kiwigtx]

I agree 100%. I’ve come across people who say things like that about things done on their house too. Now I don’t care if you paid for everything done to your car or house but be honest about it.

Like those women on home-resto TV shows who did this that and the other to the house.

They would probably break a fingernail just looking at the house.

 

[SteveSS]

I've never bought a finished old car. Usually, one that's in good shape, say 75% still okay. Then finish it, doing all the things I can handle and paying for the things I can't. For instance, the 383 stroker for my daughter's car. I paid for the machine work, but I'm assembling it myself.

 

[BSB67]

Bird-watching isn't a career or worthwhile occupation.

Wait, I like bird watching.

 

[71Beeper]

No, not everyone can write a check. That's why many take years to build one, a dollar at a time.

Yup, that's me.
That's why it took 14 years to finish mine.
Many times I wanted to say "@#%& it" but put my nose to the grindstone and kept going.
Now it's time to enjoy it.

 

[chargervert]

It takes time and money to build these cars,I have faced the fact that I won't get to building all of them, and have sold off about 10 of them in the last three years. Probably more of them will be going too. It is time to make the hard choices. I only bought three,one is turn key,one is a painted rolling shell, and one is a driver that I did just enough work to it to make it a driver and that's all I expect it to be. They don't all have to be show cars. Below are the turn key Corvette, the Citron Yellow painted roller and the 71 Charger R/T driver.

 

[6PKRTSE]

I always build mine as I always like to do things my way and would usually have to change/improve on what someone else would have done anyway. I sometimes go a little overboard too....

 

[Coelacanth]

My budget dictates that I'm a builder--and oftentimes fabricator--of my cars. I think there's an extension of "bought" that I lack respect for, and that's the "bought--and only trailered to shows, never driven" group.

 

[Kern Dog]

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"Standing on the corner in Winslow Arizona..."

Is that YOU on the bicycle wearing pink?

 

[Doorkicker]

ill chime in my situation and why i "bought".

im young, compared to most here, I have two kids under 9, i own a business that employs 130 people, I coach kids sports, and run a cattle ranch on the side. I've been a cowboy for hire many times and still do for friends. i own 5 tractors, a track loader and a skid steer. you know what i don't have much of? spare time.

id rather spend my time swimming with my kids, or teaching my daughter guitar, or changing the oil with her in the old truck she'll drive first.

i don't have time to get into the minutiae of building a muscle car from the ground up. so i bought a "built" car that needed minimum work. and so far i've torn the steering column down and the dash twice.

when the kids are old enough to actually hold their own in the wrenching department, ok, we can work on projects together and I'll seek one out. but now, my Charger with TKX that i can get the family excited to jump into and go for an afternoon adventure without the care or worry of making it back home is worth every single penny.

and ill be damned if ill be judged negatively for it. i know what i can do mechanic wise but i don't feel the need to be self righteous about it.

100%! That's why I couldn't even dream of building my own cars until the kids we well out of college.

 

[Davefinan]

"Standing on the corner in Winslow Arizona..."

Is that YOU on the bicycle wearing pink?

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No. It’s a girl my lord , slowin down to take a look at me.

 

[mmissile]

I generally build for fun, and buy to drive. I'm also old enough to realize....my time is worth more than money. The older I get, the more I pay to have stuff done. Again, my
time is worth more than money.

 

[Davefinan]

100%! That's why I couldn't even dream of building my own cars until the kids we well out of college.

Hence….” Doorkicker “