Originally posted by bigMoneyRacing:
Let's put it this way, there isn't a business plan in existence that makes financial sense to restore a vehicle. It has to be for the love of car.

My dad bought our cutlass about 75% done for $2000... He put about $4k into it (2k for full interior, 1k for suspension work and 1k for engine externals... the block is still original) and I guarantee I could sell it and turn a profit. Maybe even double.

It IS possible to make money, you just have to be careful. A car with a [censored] interior and a list has no value at all... but if you can find something with solid body work and good paint, and a functioning drivetrain, it is easy to do a little work and resell it.

My car won't win any concours, but its very good looking, I take very good care of it, and it always gets tons of looks from people on the street, which is all I ever want it to do.

Diesel owns you