Damn, so much money spent in one posting. I am amazed, honestly amazing work. but holy balls that's a lot of cheddar spent on these cars I could imagine.
Compared to some of the REALLY high quality builds out there, I probably have less cash in our whole flock of Mopars. The big $$ over here is usually spent by my son on his Charger, Roadrunner, and Challenger. I just get to assemble his toys.
The 'Lil Red has been mine almost 35 years. It's sad that I let it waste away the way I did. I feel obligated to fix it back up.
The funnycar has been mine even longer (along with that hemi in the garage). I bought it 'back in the day' when I was still single and things were cheap.
The Barracuda was originally purchased to be my regular daily driver. I hadn't planned on rebuilding it until it got wrecked. If it wasn't for that accident it would most likely be still running the 318/904 & 7&1/4 rear. It started to snowball into a race/street/show vehicle. I put way more money into it than what I'd planned.
The Duster was sort of a midlife crisis purchase. It'd been 35 years since I'd drag raced and I had always wanted to return to the track. It was crude but they had more money in it than what they were asking for it. The idea of buying a turnkey Mopar racer was something I couldn't get out of my head. As much as I've tried to detail it out on a shoestring budget, it still adds up.
The Dodge dually was an impulse purchase. When a buddy of mine pulled up in it and offered to sell it to me I passed on it. I didn't need another truck. But how often do you see these old Dodge duallys? After a few weeks he hit me up again and I caved. I like the truck but my plan had always been to use my 'Lil Red Express as my hauler when it's done. I think it'd look awesome painted to match the Duster but...
The Chevelle was a mistake. If I can finish it out cheap enough, I'll probably break even on it when it comes time to sell.
Believe it or not I try my damn-est to keep from buying any more projects. - After all I still have to finish that 'glass T-bucket and the Model A truck. I don't think I'll live long enough to get them all done the way it is.