Build-vs.-Buy
I appreciate the referrals for some of the Pro touring fabricators that the group has been using, and more importantly have been happy with. I am strongly leaning towards buying a completed car that the owner would like to find a new home for rather than build to my own specifications. In past projects I have done I have found that I have blown my budget every time...and not by a few $'s, also the time to build can often be considerable. Someone on the list mentioned that the ROI (return on investment) is often $0.50 per dollar invested, or a financially loosing investment. I personally have found this to be true, but perhaps not quite to the 1/2 extent.
The pluses of doing your own build is you get what you want. Does anyone ever buy someone elses car and have it be exactly done the way they would do it them selves? Not to often.
I very much appreciate the lead to rockdogz 1968 car. He and I have exchanged emails and I hope to talk with him this weekend. He has the car very well documented. So much so that I have only partially gotten through the history of the car so far.
Thanks!!
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