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« on: December 06, 2023, 04:07:44 PM »
Ultimately, how wise a decision it is to go the full concours restoration route on any vehicle as an investment depends upon how much a potential buyer is willing to pay, less your initial purchase price of the vehicle and its subsequent restoration costs. Since the value of any collectible is fluid, your car may not necessarily be worth what a similar car reached as its hammer price at a recent B-J or Mecum auction. One can easily find oneself in the negative range of that equation, which is dependent upon the general structural, mechanical and cosmetic condition of the vehicle at its starting point, as well as whether or not it retains any of the parts that are unique to that year, make, and/or model. To echo earlier comments, you could, for example, spend relatively modest money for an exhaust system from NPD for a roadworthy ride, or you could spend several thousand dollars for one of Scott Fuller's concours exhaust systems. From an investment strategy, then, your decision what to do would be driven by how you want to sell the car: do a quick flip or play the long game.