I think......

I understand how you feel. For instance, spotted a '69 Charger R/T the other day, 440 4 spd car, Lemon Twist, black top, black gut, needs lower quarters and no telling what else, but overall not too bad. At first I was excited, got the guy's number off the door of his welding shop, started to call then reality set in. I thought hell I can't even get the 360 on the engine stand done. Just needs to be bored and new pistons, have everything else. Just seems every time I get in the notion, I talk myself out of it. Need the money worse somewhere else, or just don't want to fart with it.

Seems the want to just isn't there any more to go through the hassle and expense. Let's say I had the money, if I could buy the Charger for $4-5000, spend another $10-15,000 and 2-3 years on a complete go through, I think why the hell would I not just buy a decent driver that's done for $20k and drive the snot out of it?

I do this all the time. Was thumbing through the Thrifty Nickel the other day, found a builder '56 Plymouth 2dr for $1200, and a running '87 Fifth Avenue parts car for $200. My wheels started turning, got to thinking about the '55 Plymouth I built years ago, all that rust repair, cutting grinding sanding bracket making etc. and I decided meh......hate to admit it but maybe I'm gettin' old.