John(ruffnutt) brings up the exception of restoring that one car for yourself. It seems that those are the only cars getting what they deserve. Probably because there's no money in it. There has to be satisfaction and enjoyment to offset the restoration costs.

John(67Firebird400) states the opinion that is widespread through the classic/collector car market. The collectors only want the 'done' cars. They need to be very nearly perfect to draw money from anyone that has common market sense. One exception would be the people, like Tom(Banshee), who love the cars whether they are restored or not. Not to be confused with the people who are trying to flip anything for a buck. It's a long row to hoe with one of these unrestored cars. It's like a proverbial 'roll of the dice'. With the question foremost, "Will I ever get this done"? Preceded and followed by the question, "Do I want to take it apart, it's so cool the way it is".