do you like spending time working on cars? do you like dirty work? do you like overcoming frustration? then do the restoration.

do you not like working on cars? do you prefer to have a car that just werks? do you not have the time/patience to overcome that kind of frustration? then buy one that works well outright.

ain't that hard, nigga

especially mid-70's,

Keep every little thing stock and hold it for fifteen years, or rip out the drive train and put in something that isn't suffocated by EPA anti-smog gear and held back by a slushy three speed tranny and sell it to some 18 year old kid with an upper-middle class dad.

I think when it comes to cars you have to flip them quickly and not spend too much money on the restoration. Fixing them up doesn't add too much value to them. I could be wrong but that's what I've seen so far. I'd say go for it. I like fixing up cars.

True. You've got to make sure you don't go in more than you'll be getting, which means being very picky about what cars you try and flip. Anything so cheap that the profit looks phenomenal is gonna cost you more that it's worth, and what won't take too much work usually won't make more than a hundred bucks unless you plan on sitting and waiting for that one guy to come around...

Also, there's some legalities in regards to how many cars you can just buy and sell like that before the government considers you a business... look into that if you're gonna make this a hobby or side project after you get your personal one done.