your not kidding it really is expensive to restore a car im just finishing up my first restoration when im done it should add up close to 5 000 dollars!! but you cant put a price on what makes you happy !! also this car was pretty close to going to a junkyard but like you i have a soft spot to save it from the crusher and im glad i did it was worth all the time and money hope to bring it around next year to a few local car shows take care mike [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]