To BEE or Not to BEE??? That is the question...

[Monsterzero]

I recently picked up a 1970 V code 4 spd. w/ a Dana 60 3.54 rear Super Bee. Originally, it was an FC7 (Plum Crazy) with white interior Bucket seats. It's gone through some changes and is currently a yellow driver condition car, with a non-matching, but date code correct, 440 six pack installed.
Since I do not posses the time or skills required to do the body work and restore this car, I'd probably be looking at 50-60K to have a shop fully restore it. I love how the car has been optioned out, even though it does not have the optional N96 ram air hood, but the "bee wings" hood instead.

The question is, is it worth restoring for the kind of $$$ it will cost to do it right, since it's not a numbers matching car? I am completely hung up on the issue of the motor being non-matching. Am I being too picky? Is non-matching engines the death of future potential appreciation for these cars? Thoughts & opinions welcome.

 

[RS23VOA]

Ship it to me !

 

[Chargerjase]

It depends on what you do with it. If you want to restore it for investment purposes then probably not. If you want to keep it and enjoy it then yes I would do it. The main question is can you afford to spend the money? If not, then either get it road worthy and enjoy it as is, or sell it and buy something cheaper that has been restored. Good luck with whatever you decide.

 

[fratzog lover]

Enjoy the car! The days of making a profit on cars through restoration are for the most part behind us. If you want to restore it, do it because it is what you want. Because if you want the project to be "profitable" monetarily, it may not be. Just a well done car without the numbers matching engine would do it for me.

 

[cryplydog]

Time will tell you , get to know the car and just do the stuff to keep it road worthy and enjoy.