Well, in a nutshell, there were 3 NO, 1 YES and 1 'other' votes.
Sheesh, it's almost as confusing as Florida!
Notes:
1. The lone YES vote was emphatic about the ease for access to the
whole car. I can't disagree, but I know that easy access is a sure
path to shipwrights.
2. Two NO votes basically agreed that considering the shape of the
car, and only for painting, the time and work involved in a body
off wasn't justified.
3. An excellent comment: "Driving a good car is better than
building a great car." Mostly in reference to those who start out
with an image of what they want their car to be, and not realizing
it might be 2, 3+ YEARS and a lot of work, before they're done.
(I'm looking at 6 months, tops.)
4. The other vote was "sell the car, look for one in good shape
that's already the color you want. That's pretty much what I did 5
years ago (it was a fair priced, very good mechanicals/body, and
the only area that didn't meet my criteria was the color.)
5. I guess I should have been a little more clear about my goal:
I'm looking for a solid daily driver, plan to put about 5-6K miles
on the car each year, no strong interest in concours, just want a
nice clean ride.
So, unless I really get motivated, the body stays on, and I'll be
doing the 'fix a little, drive a little' rolling resto thing,
because, even in the winter, I love to drive this car!
Thanks to all who participated,
RickO, 'knee deep in sandblast media (doing all those little front
end pieces)'
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