Take a few days and really think it through. That's what it took for me to get it out of my head about buying back my first Camaro. You're already ahead of the game, because you are using logic to determine what it will take and cost to make it the way you want it and compare that to what similar cars are going for.
You can always make another more suitable Chevelle look just like what you always wanted your first car to be had you been able to afford to build it when you originally owned it. (Did that make sense?
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