Both cars have new engines and transmissions and suspensions rebuilt or heavily upgraded. Tempest needs exhaust installed and the wiring completed. They need work on air conditioning systems among hundreds of other small things. Le Mans needs the upholstery and top done, it just never ends. At least I can say they’re both about 80% paid for up to this point.
Keep in mind within those last 20 years I brought my ‘64 GTO bracket car back onto the street in 2007, it sat unloved since 2002 after I stopped racing then sold it in 2013. I took a break from cars in general after my first wife’s passing in 2011 and didn’t really even go in the garage for about 5 years after remarrying in 2012, starting a new life kind of makes you forget about car projects.
Then brought my 2 old VW buses back to life starting in 2017 and 2019 respectively, each one sat over 25 years while I was playing with Pontiacs. Each bus took about 1-1/2 years of my free time while working full time, one had sat from 1992 ‘til 2017 and the other 1994 ‘til 2019.
In December 2020 I dragged home my old 1957 bug which was my second car ever, bought it from the son of my now deceased best friend and have spent the last 3 years and bunch of dough focusing on that nostalgic journey of bringing it back to life. Sourcing parts and labor has been difficult the last several years as you all can understand
Needless to say my interests wander and I don’t stay focused on just one thing.
Huge milestone today, finally bolted on the Hurst wheels I bought in 2015 for the first time. I was lucky enough to score a nice unrestored set from a forum member, they weren’t advertised but it never hurts to ask if something might possibly be for sale.
Trying to get motivated I guess.
