GetX'd
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I bought a wonderful 68 GTX back in 1972. My first car. It wasn't perfect but it was my car. I treated it like a baby and whooped it at the same time. I lived in Minnesota but the X never saw a winter. I stored it when life got in the way and I traveled the country on business, lived in many states etc. for 30 years. I pulled the car out of storage 5 years ago after a nasty heart attack that almost put me under. Time to restore or sell.
i have an older thread on here "Tired Warrior" that many of you May have read. That was the beginning of the restoration project. The X has undergone a great transformation over the last several years. New paint, leather interior, built and stroked motor. she's no longer tired at all. I'm ready to put her back on the road.
My problem is this; I'm a perfectionist and the car will never be perfect without more of everything. I just didn't understand what it was to restore a car to the status of what these cars I see at the shows that are the best have achieved. It makes no financial sense. If money was no object and I would get a reasonable return I could handle it. But I don't see that. I'm not the guy that will spend a $100k on a car that's worth $60k in the end market value.
I could go on and on but won't. I love the car. Feel like I've already spent too much money restoring it But it's not up to my standards in small ways Mostly. I'm not a handy guy so I have to pay for many things to be done. How far do I go before it becomes just not worth it it? The car is nasty from a power and look standpoint. It's mostly smaller things. But how far do you go before its too much as a perfectionist?
How far do you go with these cars?
i have an older thread on here "Tired Warrior" that many of you May have read. That was the beginning of the restoration project. The X has undergone a great transformation over the last several years. New paint, leather interior, built and stroked motor. she's no longer tired at all. I'm ready to put her back on the road.
My problem is this; I'm a perfectionist and the car will never be perfect without more of everything. I just didn't understand what it was to restore a car to the status of what these cars I see at the shows that are the best have achieved. It makes no financial sense. If money was no object and I would get a reasonable return I could handle it. But I don't see that. I'm not the guy that will spend a $100k on a car that's worth $60k in the end market value.
I could go on and on but won't. I love the car. Feel like I've already spent too much money restoring it But it's not up to my standards in small ways Mostly. I'm not a handy guy so I have to pay for many things to be done. How far do I go before it becomes just not worth it it? The car is nasty from a power and look standpoint. It's mostly smaller things. But how far do you go before its too much as a perfectionist?
How far do you go with these cars?