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Originally Posted by Karl
Wow - If you want to restore your car great. I've done it and loved it . I now prefer to buy someone else's restoration. I have five restored cars and they are all immaculate. I can do lots of stuff (including taking your appendix out with my eyes closed) but bodywork and painting are not my thing. I have to farm these out and to get a good job you pay heavily to get this done. Chequebook restoration is not as much fun as doing it yourself . I worked out that I could have the pleasure of driving and owning more cars by letting a previous owner do that work for me. Having said that as I am fanatical with originailty I re restore them to original specs when I get them anyway! I am under no illusion that my cars are investments (although A's , T's and V8's are holding their prices better than most) and I have much more in them than I could ever get back -However for me spending $50,000 to restore a car that is worth 25,000 when finished when I could buy two restored cars for $50,000 doesn't stack up -Just my opinion -Karl
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When ever I have to replace something in my 1933 ford I always try to get the best stuff..not the cheapest. And that is the way people think that love and enjoy their car. Years ago before I purchased my car..I was offered a car restored by an individual for 28K nice looking but I was in the market for a more original car..especially original interior. And the car being offered did not even have replacement Mohair interior but a grey woven fabric, which I didn't like at all. A month after I turned the car down..I saw it for sale at a professional restorer antique car site selling for 50K!.
So the professional restorer only restored the price not the car.