So here's what's going on right now. Currently I have a 2012 GT, and I want to lower my payments so I'm looking for another car to drive, and sell the 12'. I found a pretty nice 98' GT, bright atlantic blue with 65k miles for $8000 that I was almost certain I was going to buy. I also have a 69' Mach 1 that I've been working on for a long time, that I recently finished a bunch of work on and it is now fairly close to being driveable. I put together a quick parts list of things I need, and the 69' is actually really far ahead cost-wise compared to the 98'. I know myself, and the 98' would not be fast enough, handle well enough, and many other things that I would end up spending money on, while the 69' is again ahead in all of those areas. I'm thinking that driving the 69' is the best plan for right now, but it will not be 100% finished, while the 98' is actually a very nice car.
So here's my question: What would you do?
Drive the 69' as a working project, without any emissions and cheap registration.
Or: Buy the 98' and drive it, knowing that the more money you dump into it, the more money you are wasting due to the value of the vehicle, not to mention a higher initial cost to purchase.
I'm pretty sure I've already made up my mind to build the 69', but I'd like to hear some opinions. The only cons I can see to this is that some of the parts would take a couple weeks to come in, which is no big deal. Also I would have to really focus on finishing up some stuff on the car, like finishing the engine bay, welding in the new floor pans and trunk floors, and reinforcing the frame in certain areas. Realistically, it's a month or two of work. Anyways, thoughts?
More info on both cars -
98' GT, BAB 5-speed 65k miles and bone-stock.
69' Mach 1, 4.6 DOHC w/ sullivan and carb, comp 106500's, LTs. Art Morrison rear suspension, AJE front, hydroboost, 03' cobra steering rack, cobra brakes, coil overs, back-halved w/ custom reinforced frame rails, floor support and torque boxes, etc etc etc.
So here's my question: What would you do?
Drive the 69' as a working project, without any emissions and cheap registration.
Or: Buy the 98' and drive it, knowing that the more money you dump into it, the more money you are wasting due to the value of the vehicle, not to mention a higher initial cost to purchase.
I'm pretty sure I've already made up my mind to build the 69', but I'd like to hear some opinions. The only cons I can see to this is that some of the parts would take a couple weeks to come in, which is no big deal. Also I would have to really focus on finishing up some stuff on the car, like finishing the engine bay, welding in the new floor pans and trunk floors, and reinforcing the frame in certain areas. Realistically, it's a month or two of work. Anyways, thoughts?
More info on both cars -
98' GT, BAB 5-speed 65k miles and bone-stock.
69' Mach 1, 4.6 DOHC w/ sullivan and carb, comp 106500's, LTs. Art Morrison rear suspension, AJE front, hydroboost, 03' cobra steering rack, cobra brakes, coil overs, back-halved w/ custom reinforced frame rails, floor support and torque boxes, etc etc etc.
