Thanks bosswrench - good advice. I was quite disappointed to not be coming home with a Pantera today - it would have been a deal involving them buying my Porsche 911 turbo and some cash. The dealer wanted way over what the Pantera was worth given what was needed. There wasn't a system on the car that did not require repairs.
Another part of the equation is I am trying to come to terms on how much work I want to do on a car project. I have done a ground-up restoration and painted several cars years ago, so I have the skills - but less motivation to be laying on the ground fixing things as more gray hair comes in! Cruel irony - I'm retired so I have the time now - yet the body and brain don't agree on what is possible anymore.
I do also understand the limited number of cars for sale, especially in my general area as do not see myself traveling all over to look at a car. So I am willing to flex my standards a bit (hard to do being an engineer).
Yeah - that 55 Speedster would be nice to have right now.....