Ever regret building a car?

[scuncio]

Whenever I begin to regret building a car I sell it. Life's too short!

[x77-69z28]

I'm starting to feel that way with my 70 Z28 project. It a 5 year endeavor and doesn't look like its gaining any steam. The body has been on a rotisserie in my friends body shop for the last two years. The engine has been at my engine builder in South Carolina for the last 5 years. I'm frustrated.
Buddy

[Tig65gs]

Never regreted building any of them,I love building cars but at a point in life where business,family and kids have taken over. It doesn't help when you work on cars for a living either. I find it hard to just keep up and maintain the cars i've done. I have one car that's been on the back burner for 25 years. So hopefully down the road when i retire i can get back to doing projects,for now its going to be buy cars already done and enjoy the ones i have. Tig

[Lee Stewart]

I refuse to acknowledge my stupidity in public. So the answer is an unqualified YES! Leave it at that.

[427TJ]

Originally Posted by Chazman

"Charlie it's a hobby not a business. You're doing it to have fun".

This.

[70-SS/RS-L78]

Bill that is a Sweet Ride!! I always liked them old Chrysler Letter cars.
Your chrome guy will be real busy thats for sure.
Mark

Originally Posted by Billohio

I am at the stage of i wish i never bought this. Parts are tough to find, and i tore the labrum in my hip during mid restoration so not much happening. One guy makes all the interior parts and he's had health issues, so at least I ordered all of that at once and have it ready to go in.

The interesting thing with this car it was delivered to the factory so it has some odd history but we will never know. A guy told me that used to work there said the cars went into a pool when they could use them whenever they want. But he said this car was too nice for that to be its case. It was at the end of the model year so that rules it out as a magazine test car.

It is a rare car but that also makes it hard to find parts. They built around 320 and there's 130 in the registry. 32 of them are black, and this car has a white convertible top which is really unusual. It might end up being one of 10 left. So I just wish someone had done it beside me it's not like working on a Camaro. 1961 Chrysler 300G

[sixt9rsx33]

Originally Posted by x77-69z28

I'm starting to feel that way with my 70 Z28 project. It a 5 year endeavor and doesn't look like its gaining any steam. The body has been on a rotisserie in my friends body shop for the last two years. The engine has been at my engine builder in South Carolina for the last 5 years. I'm frustrated.
Buddy

If you need an engine builder let me know.

[sixt9rsx33]

I ended up selling the cars I regretted building. Wanted them out of sight and out of mind, and yes being impatient on the sell side cost me money. I tell my self it is a hobby not a business. Glad to hear others comfort themselves with the same song and dance!

[cook_dw]

When you build a car knowing that the end result will be to sell to fund other things and you become attached to said car; then yes, you regret building it. But that is the nature of the beast. But Project Bull Fighter will be coming soon..

[earntaz]

It always cracks me up when family/friends/etc. ask >> "when well it be done?" My response is always the same >> "when its done, its done -- not a second sooner". I learned many moons ago not to put a time schedule on some of these "projects" ... TAZ