Re: A Matter of $$
I often wonder about the mindset of the man who restored my coupe in the mid-'80s. He passed away before I bought it, so I'll never know. As I work my way through the car, I constantly come across compromise decisions made in the original restoration. But I feel like I can't say whether to ascribe it to "poor craftsmanship" or to the genuine limitations of resources that someone doing a restoration in that time period (and not in a car-culture center like California) would have encountered. I know for a fact that he spent $30,000 (in today's dollars) restoring it, and had the engine and body professionally redone, so it would seem like cost was not a significant obstacle. I try to give him the benefit of the doubt.
But to the point of Brent's post, I agree that when I bought it I lowballed the price specifically to account for the re-restoration I knew I'd have to do, even though it appeared to be in great shape from the proverbial 20 feet away.
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