@Mohsin: What the hell am I going to do with 2 t-birds? I hardly get the time to drive the convertible and you're telling me to hold onto the hardtop? The Olds holds its own and is a unique car in its own right and the amount of time and parts searching I've done for that car would totally defeat the purpose if I were to now turn around and sell it.
Yes I know you've picked up a good number of basketcases, but look at what they were? A LC with a history, a Mustang, a Healey, Jags etc. Those are iconic cars and worth saving but there have been a few you yourself were unable to take on and passed them onto someone else. One should only be gutsy enough to tackle a basketcase if they're confident that they can do the job. A rolling chasis with nothing more to it is just a waste of time and energy, not to mention money as sourcing every single part to complete that car would require one to end up having to buy another complete parts car which would probably in itself be worth restoring more than the rolling hulk. You may have done it all before, but you have almost 30 years of experience under your belt. Many others don't have that experience and any newbie looking to buy a classic would be better off buying something relatively complete and easy to fix up as opposed to ground up project car. Thats how they can gain experience and move on to more challenging projects.
The other point I'm trying to make is that if one can afford it, they should go for what is the best available. This guy I know who is mega loaded and could afford any top of the line classic car bought locally or from abroad went and bought a beat up Morris Minor that I would not even look twice at and now he's banging his head because the car was literally a piece of junk. He got it because it was cheap and now he's regretting it. Thats not how you buy a classic car if you're a true enthusiast. If you have a deep pocket, then go for what you can easily afford instead of investing in what would most certainly be a white elephant.
