| I got asked a question the other day, really quite a | | | | What you should think about is what your going to |
| ridiculous one if you think about it, one of the people | | | | do with the car, are you a purest, who has to have |
| who knows me, and knows what a car freak I really | | | | everything as it was from the factory, or do you |
| am posed the question, what is the best car to | | | | want to hot rod your newly found love of your life, |
| restore, this question really has no answer to it. | | | | if your going to hot rod the car, you certain should |
| The best car to restore is all up to you, are you | | | | not be paying the extra money for a number 1, or |
| looking for a cheap car to restore, possibly a car that | | | | number 2 condition car, look for a 3 or lower for a |
| is easy to get parts for, like a Mustang , Camaro, or | | | | project like this, you can save oodles of cash just by |
| a Chevelle, or GTO, are you looking for a car that | | | | shopping smart. |
| doesn't have a lot of work to do to get it restored, | | | | But if you're a purest looking for a factory perfect |
| maybe you don't care if it takes 10 or 15 years to | | | | restore, then it could be a very wise idea to look for |
| restore, because your just doing it for the fun and | | | | a car that is in very good shape to begin with, it will |
| pleasure of building your own car. | | | | make the restoration of the car cost a lot less, |
| A good place to start, is to think about what your | | | | especially in parts and labor, these areas are where a |
| favorite car is, and start there, look for your favorite | | | | restoration can sky rocket in cost, so this really all |
| year, make , and model, once you have found that, | | | | boils down to what you want to do with the car, if |
| that you can begin locating one that's in the condition | | | | it's a show car, then you will be spending a grundle of |
| that your looking for, but keep this in mind, if your | | | | cash on it any way, if you want to win a show with |
| looking for cheap, and by cheap I mean $10,000 or | | | | it, you're more then likely not going to win a lot of |
| less, you should not be looking for perfect either, | | | | shows with a daily driver, and that poses yet another |
| there is a compromise here, between condition and | | | | choice. |
| price, a car will jump thousands of dollars going from | | | | Do you want to drive the car, or show it, usually a |
| number 3 condition to number 2. | | | | street driver does not make a good show car, if you |
| A number 2 car is described as a car that's not | | | | think about it, that daily driver gets parked in parking |
| perfect, but has very few flaws, and most of the | | | | lots, and gets door dings, scratches and other |
| factory installed options are still on the car, such as, | | | | anomalies that will happen just because you drive the |
| the original engine is still there, transmission, most of | | | | car, whereas a show car, will never see a door ding, |
| the interior, and the paint is in fair to good condition, | | | | rock chip or any other nastiness that may happen to |
| whereas a number 3 car would have a bit rougher | | | | your daily driver, so think about what's more fun for |
| body, with maybe even faded paint, and a little rust | | | | you, and your personality, and that is the best way |
| here and there, and it may not have the original | | | | to decide what car to buy. |
| engine, transmission, or interior still in the car. | | | | |