I agree with previous statements. If you want a car where every bolt and nut has been replaced or gone through your hands and you like the fact that you build it from the ground up, and you have enough time, craftsmanship, patience and money, then it's great to pick up a project like this. But then the goal of your hobby is the restoring itself. If you see restoring as necessary obstacle to get a driver, then don't start something like this. The frustration of money burning, time consuming endless sessions with slow progress and a lot pof disappointments along the way is only doable for the hard-core restorer who does it for the joy of restoring itself. JMO.
I bought a nice car for a bout 10k (in the current market you can get much better deals), started a "rolling" resto, replacing all weather stripping, battery, starter, ignition, cables, bushings, gas tank and tubes, springs, shocks, etc etc and slowly making progress updating different parts of the car, while being able to drive it in between. That is the only way for me, at this point in my life anyway..
Off course I like many dream of doing a total resto perhaps, one day, but I do realise that it is the quesion if I can make it through....
