I think a "running resto" is the way to go if possible. The holding value is the good part. My Harley was the same way. I sold it for exactly what I paid so it was basically like renting it for 5 years and all I had to cover was gas, property taxes and maintenance.

As far as my search, my head is spinning. I think I may just pull back for a bit. The SC bird I posted in my new thread "My FGF Search" is 9.5K but I'm just having a hard time pulling the trigger without seeing it in person or at least having someone check it out. I really have no idea what I'm looking at being so new to this. If I hired an appraiser, I still wouldn't know if the info he gave me equated to the price. The exterior looks done aside from badges.