Unless you paint or build motors yourdelf, one can NEVER get out of a car what is spent.
I disagree- somewhat. Certainly in the short term, you will lose money if you try to "flip" a car the same way people "flip" houses, (paying someone to fix it up, then sell for a profit). However, if you hold a classic car long enough, it will go up in value every year, as opposed to a regular car that loses 15% a year. The key is that it has to be a real classic, that's in demand, and that is mostly original, or at least professionally and tastefully modified. The car in question here seems to be on the hairy edge- it is not original and the modifications are questionable. For 30k I'd expect an all original vert.
