You can put me in the "not fabricating anything from scratch" camp. However, if I buy the car I will want the body repaired properly. A lifelong friend of my father's owns the body shop that will be doing the work, and if I ask for it to be done poorly I will have to endure the "didn't you learn anything working here all those summers?" speech.
I have been told the car is mechanically sound, and if that turns out to be true I will be buying it assuming there are no serious rust problems on the undercarriage.
I don't want to do a total resoration at first. I will do what it takes for it to be mechanically solid (go through the motor, brakes, new shocks, etc.) and then I will work on cosmetics (body and interior).
I want a GT4, and would never cut an original car. This is a GT4 that may be solid but ugly (we will know next week) and I would rather give it the care it needs than let it die in someone's backyard.
Robert
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