You can't fault anyone for having fun.
I envy this collectors ability to have acquired some incredible cars....even if some/most are continuations/recreations/curiosities.
Some of the best collections in the world have been squirrelled away in containers sitting in the desert, stuck in leaky buildings in rainy climates, put in damp areas with tarps over them, left outside to have trees grow up through them, etc. Tom Cotter wouldn't have a business model if they were all properly stored. Who doesn't dream of digging out of some of these conditions?
One of the most incredible collections I've witnessed was Walter's:
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