Actually, if you go to any local autocross events, you'll see a number of
very nicely turned out 510's. These are mostly from body shops using them
as rolling billboards. They are (or were in their heyday) ubiquitous in
the SF Bay Area. My Mom had one. When she went to sell it, a group of young
Asian guys were practically tripping over each other to buy it from her.
They literally dashed back in 15 minutes with cash in hand.
Besides, there's no such thing as a "break-even" proposition when it comes
to car restoration. ;=) Either you can afford to do it, or you can't.
MHKitchen@aol.com wrote:
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> And finally, when its all said and done, the economics aren't there to
> support them getting restored to "acceptable" vintage trim. You'd spend way
> more than the car's worth preparing it for many vintage venues. Other "entry
> level" cars (like Sprites and Alfas) are at least a break-even
> proposition...but I'm not so sure that 510's are.
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