What Is Sentimental value really worth???

[MonzaRacer]

First of all, get a plan of attack, reasonable time line(allowing for saving along way for the project). Be reasonable, if you need a drive line ,come on does it HAVE to have the 800hp Mast Motorsports crate engine or could you scour the adds and online for a used one, slap in a cam, decent intake,etc and make it run.
My first Monte was a plain jane gobi beige 70 Monte, less engine/trans. Bought it to keep it from getting turned into a bomber dirt car.
Got it home, trans went out of my 76 Buick Skyhawk drag car turned street car. Bought trans out of same Monte later on, took 327 out of my Buick, intending to build it up more. So Monte goes till fall, drops valve. Borrow an old used 350 ran that till I installed the 402 after wrecking my V8 Ranger.
Drove it on and off till 02 when I wrecked it bad enough to damage frame. Had also lost other cars along way either from getting rid of OR wrecking.
Dial back "dream" of car. Build a car thats solid, plan for hard charging side down road. Make it a goal to meet in future. ridetech coil overs instead of full bolt on air ride. Or CoolRide instead of Shock Waves. Think refurbished used parts, other peoples take offs that are still serviceable.
Other than getting body work done ,never pull it down till your ready to make next mod.
I have no garage, have two projects in the works and it will go faster after I get one rolling. Biggest issue this year is heat, Lord 100 degree heat and no garage yet,,,, kind of hard to make progress now that Im back to work.
Wisely chose your path. Getting rid of something that has sentimental value,,,,it hurts. Has to pass on grandfathers farm truck last year cause others in family thought a 91 Chevy truck all beat up, ac not working 16 yr old tires was worth high book value. I made a lower offer expecting them to be reasonable and come back with better offer. Yeah it had 61 K BUT other than that only other redeeming feature was new exhaust.
Had idea of smoothing out the rough spots, do some fresh paint, even if only partially. Fix AC, add some CoolRide and maybe swap in my roller 355.
My 77 Monza was totaled from blown tire(lost control and hit small tree,,,who would of though small trees stay put too!) I REALLY miss that car. Thats why Iam working on getting part together to rebuild my newest Monza.
also liked having bigger car, so My Caprice was supposed to get my 402, till it came up with water damage. I now have a 454 low miles engine I will install.
Time and your need to have it done fast or done a certain way can rob you of memories. I wish I had stood my ground, and went and bought my dads 95 Ford F250 diesel 4x4,,,his last Ford truck. Only thing I got vehicle wise of dads was the car trailer. But it wil l always stay untill i have no place to store it. At brothers for now, waiting on me finding a good deal on tires and doing some rewiring and building a new set of ramps or a dovetail/ramp set up.
Personally I wish I had back several cars, some I took off road, some I wrecked, some I sold/traded. Many I really regret.
To the guy who says sell it and build something else,,well thats ok for you, but some people DO believe in sentiment over cash or different car with no past history.
Money or finished projects dont always fill the bill. Sometimes KEEPING projects, getting it done even if its not quite FINISHED is so much more satisfying.
Keep it, get it rolling and running, plan for future up grades TIL ITS DONE. Trying to fix it all in one trip,, thats doing brakes,not building a project. Neither of my cars will be perfect. But I will have at least one running car.

[Vegas69]

This is an easy one. I wouldn't take a million bucks for my car if someone offered. Waaay too many years and waaaay too much history.

Buuuuulllllll ****

[TheJDMan]

Buuuuulllllll ****

That was a rhetorical statement not unlike when you say to a sibling "I'll kill you if you tell mom or dad". But you knew that!

[Vegas69]

Steve, I happen to know Gaetano over a few beers and countless ribbing.

[TheJDMan]

Doah! Never mind.

[Gitter Dun]

Buuuuulllllll ****

Tell ya what....I'll bet you a million I wont sell it for a million, LOL

[Mr.VENGEANCE]

how this for you Todd..

I was offered 6 months ago from a Saudi prince 500,000 for my Camaro.. His assistant contacted me through Youtube(i thought it was bull**** at first)
then he contacted me through the phonenumber on my website.. he wasnt playing games.. told me my car had that something he had never seen..

I told him no, and why.. he said if for argument sake I offered you 1 million would you have considered?

I told him this..

"one day I will earn my millions with my own two hands, the grace of god, and my wits.. I did that with this car, and I can do that also if I want it bad enough.. and honestly.. I dont want it that bad right now

why?!










CAUSE IM A MUTHA****IN HUSTLER.. thats why.. I go get what I need to get when I want it.





Just to let yall know I consider this car my "Mt Everest"

it took everything I had to make it this good.. and the strength of my youth..

I wont let her go.. Its going to my son.. just like my other camaro to my other son.







now if you know what this picture is from.. go watch the movie.

[Gitter Dun]

Glad to hear somebody else gets it.

[SparkyRnD]

I'm not smart enough or talented enough to earn millions....I would have sold for $750,000!

[scotzilla]

am i done with my time out yet? can i take this cone off my head and re-join the class?- You guys are crazy but hey- to each his own

[Torquedork]

Here's my take. I purchased my 68 Camaro when I was 18, I'm now 58. I drove it on the street for three years then drag raced it for another 10 or so years. Once I got married I had no cash to race anymore and no money to put the car back on the street. Bottom line is that life took priority over the car. The result was the car has been stored in various garages for the past 30 odd years. As we have moved around the country for jobs the car has been moved along with us. I have had more offers to sell the car over the years than I can remember and I always turned them down flat knowing I would regret selling it as soon as it rolled out the drive. My wife used to pester me to sell it and after several years she realized I was not going to part with it and stopped bugging me. I'm now semi-retired, the house is paid for and I have spare money to play with. Now that life has slowed down a bit, I also have the time to work on the car.

Great Story and the Camaro is awesome.

I can relate. My first new car was a ’71 AMX I bought just over 40 years ago. By ’72 I ran the back roads in Florida with the local Corvette club, joined SCCA and tracked the car for the first time at Sebring in ‘72 long before the term Pro/Touring ever existed. Drove at Daytona, then Road America and finally Donnybrooke (now BIR). Back then I had upgraded sway bars and Gabriel Adjustable E’s at the time. Had 118,000 miles on it by ’78 and at 142,000 mile, received a valve job and new timing chain. Even went back to BIR in the early ‘90’s when the car was still stock restored and turned 150,000 miles at the track in turn one doing 120 MPH. In 1995 Doug Rippie Motorsports built a fresh AMC engine and in ’98 pulled the original engine out at 165,000. It currently has 178,000 miles on it and the rear axle and trans are still original. I won’t touch it till something breaks just to see how long it lasts. Only then will I take it to another level.

It’s a rare car but it’s an AMC yet you CANNOT replace the memories that this car has given me over the course of 40 years. I will never sell it nor will I “Over Build” it where it can’t be restored easily. Think of it in terms of how many Camaros were built. For me, not easy to replace one of 745 for my year.

Building a fairly common car with Blood, Sweat and Tears and owned less than 10 years is one thing, but any car with deep memories built over the course of multiple decades is a whole different ball game.

The early days


Road America 1972 (I'm in the pack somewhere)!


Donnybrooke (BIR) Early ‘90’s in Turn One



As it is today with more suspension upgrades, Wilwood 4 wheel discs, 16 inch Halibrand 5 spokes

[TheJDMan]

am i done with my time out yet? can i take this cone off my head and re-join the class?- You guys are crazy but hey- to each his own

No, we are passionate about our cars. If we have to explain it to you, you wouldn't understand it anyway!

[andrewb70]

how this for you Todd..

I was offered 6 months ago from a Saudi prince 500,000 for my Camaro.. His assistant contacted me through Youtube(i thought it was bull**** at first)
then he contacted me through the phonenumber on my website.. he wasnt playing games.. told me my car had that something he had never seen..
.....

Got his number? I got a SWEET GTO for him...

Andrew

[Torquedork]

Speaking of GTO's, My best friend I build cars with bought a Tiger Gold Tri Power '65 GTO in 1965. It was his first NEW car and some years later sold the car but had regrets. When he originally found the car at the dealer, they had TWO Tiger Gold GTO's in stock, one with A/C which he passed on for the non A/C car and immediately put 5 spoke Americans on the redline tires.

About 5 years ago, he ran across an original Tiger Gold '65 GTO project car for sale. Turns out it was the "Other" car that was at the dealership back in 1965. He bought the car and we began the restoration. He does essentially have a version of his old car back complete with the 5 spoke Americans and redlines. He paid WAY too much money for the project car but he is still glad he bought it.

[Mr.VENGEANCE]

Got his number? I got a SWEET GTO for him...

Andrew

here he is..

[Torquedork]

Shoot.... I thought it was THIS Guy!

Might not be available any more!