Thinking of giving it up (a bit of a rant)

This hobby is not for the faint of heart or small budget for sure. Add to that if you do not have a good place to work on a car, the thousands of dollars in tools or ability. Bodywork and paint is big money unless you can do it yourself, same with engine building and interior. Yes, you can use short cuts and get called out by every know it all at a car show that your radiator clamp doesn't have the right date code on it (sarc), but if you have the right mindset, I like my car, I don't care if it is perfect, and I enjoy it and that's really all that matters. They are really never done, so drive and enjoy it as is and work on it when you can. Get rid of it and you may never find another like it. It's a hobby of rare in today's world and vintage. You can buy a new challenger and have fun too, I have an 06 Daytona that's fun, but I will not bring it to a car show. I don't see the point, I however do wax it, drive it, enjoy the sound, the modern conveniences, SRT8 hood and Go Mango paint. I think if your a car lover today you have a lot of choices, for some new makes more sense than messing with this old stuff.