The cheapest way to get into a car is finding one that someone has started or even finished and for whatever reason has to sell it. Right now with the market as it is it’s a buyers world. Other than that I have always encouraged people to have their game plan figured out in advance. For example if your idea of the perfect car for you is a restomod and originality is not a factor then buy the cheapest car you can find. One that the motor is shot or missing, sheet metal is not that great, and the interior is less than perfect. Those issues greatly de-value the car. I am of the opinion, why do I want to find a car in really good condition with a running engine that I am going to pull out a not use anyway. I would rather buy a car for $1500.00 then pay $8000.00 and not use most of it. The $6500.00 you save can go towards buying the items that you want. Obviously you don’t want to buy a cheap car that needs all new frame rails and has so much rust that loading it on the trailer might break it in two. But if it just needs a couple of fenders and some qtr patches and floor pans that’s not that big of a deal. Its been my experience that unless you know the history of a car sometimes you buy one that looks good on the outside and pay good money only to find out later its been patched up and made to look good. I would rather buy a cheaper car and address all of the issues so you know exactly what you have when you get done. I remember a customer who came to me as he had just bought a 66 fastback that was recently restored. It was painted black and really looked nice. He asked if I could put new floor pans in. Of course I couldn’t help but ask. Why does a car that was just restored need new floor pans. He didn’t know the answer. When he brought me the car for floor pan work I walked around it and it was straight as they come very shinny. Upon very close inspection I saw some very small bubbles along the wheel housing area. I asked him to open the trunk and after doing so I thought the trunk floors looked funny. I pulled out my pocket knife and was able to pierce it through the trunk floors with amazing ease. Someone has lined the trunk floors with duct tape and applied undercoating on top. I also noticed fiberglass in the inner wheel housing area as well as the lower qtrs. Long and sad story short, a floor pan replacement turned into two full qtr panels, two trunk floors, two rear frame rail sections, taillight panel, deck lid, two front fenders, two door skins, one headlight bucket assembly, two floor supports, two outer wheel housings, and one battery apron. Not to mention a complete repaint. He paid $12000.00 for the car before I did the repair work. Who ever did the patch work on that car to the untrained eye did a fabulous job of covering up a big mess. Imagine how much better off he would have been financially if he had bought a basket case car and had that same amount of work done. He would have been many dollars ahead.
To answer your other question do I have some pony’s in the corral that have some potential yes I do.

We are not officially open on Saturdays but I am usually there doing something. I usually hang out from 9:00 - 1:00.

Allan