[INTMD8]

Anyone else ever think about this?

Like many decisions in my life, for better or worse, the contemplation of buying and building my 57 Brougham was "**** it". I layed it all out on paper. Should be completed for under 120k.

I have the capability, I have the determination, the money??? It will get there.

Flash back a few years. I have a 99 F355 GTS. Mint, fun as hell. Next to it, a 70 Malibu with a twin turbo LQ9.

Not sure if others can relate but since those cars were "finished" I felt a bit bored and having the ability to jump in either car and actually drive it was entirely underrated at that point.

So again, I get to a point in my life where I feel I want a project but this is biting off a HUGE chunk. Out of pure desire I buy the 57 Brougham. I do as much as I can until I run out of money and like anyone with an addiction, sell the Ferrari to keep funding it. Run out of money, sell the Malibu.

I'm now several years into a major project, at least 130K into it and maybe half way done? I still have passion for it, it is still an obsession but I often stop and ask myself, would I have been better off keeping what I had and actually driving this stuff????

Funny, when I'm building something I can't wait until it's done. When it's done, no matter how great it is, I'm bored. Strange hobby. Even though the Eldo was/is my "dream" car, I have had so much time working on it I have built the next 5 projects cars in my head, obsessively.

So, am I all alone here or has anyone else traded the current luxury of automotive enjoyment for the far off dream of driving the ultimate car you can imagine?

By the time I've completed my car, 5-8 years will have passed I'm sure. I do love the process of a build but I may have skewed the ratio to an undesirable timeline. Just don't have the bankroll to move forward at the pace I'm used to.