Tudor vs coupe-$$$

[dan]

Others with more experience can perhaps give a more precise answer, but if you're rebuilding the engine and doing a frame-off restoration of the car, don't expect to get the money you put into it back out... unless you bought it at an amazingly good price and can do all the work yourself. Oh yes, and your time isn't worth money :-)

I bought a coupe in pretty good shape for what more experienced folks told me was a pretty good price, fixed up a few things, and when I had to sell it I didn't get back 1/2 of what I put into it. But I wasn't interested in the car as an "investment" (I don't think cars--except extremely rare/desirable ones--make a good investment) I bought it to drive and to learn more about Model A's. In that sense, the enjoyment I got out of it an what I learned wrenching on it, it was worth it.

Just my thoughts.