I've built and or body off complete restorations many cars in less than a year and a half.... but you asked about "average joe"... and I'm not average because I'm retired and have ample finances.
The killer I think for most of these builds "time wise" is the finances. It's hard to move forward without having the parts at hand -- or the tools required. How can you build something if you don't have the parts laying right there to continue to move forward?
Factor this in - with the average amount of hours required... 1500 to 2000 hours?? That's the amount of hours a guy works in a year (at 40 hours a week)... So unless you can work full time - and then come home and work another complete full time job on the car... there's no way a guy can get it done. More like 4 years worth of part time and on the weekends and even then you're going to spend a LOT of time in the garage away from family etc.
The rebuild of my brother in laws Camaro - which essentially was a full build - took TWO GUYS 16 months.... with an unlimited budget and every tool required already on hand. It took even longer then for the paint and upholstery.
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