The car was running 20 years ago when my father put it in storage. The engine was rebuilt by him at that time and has about 100 miles on it. It has not run since then. It is all original but I am kind of leaning to the hotrod look. I don't know if it is worth the time and money to rebuild it back original and then in a couple of years go back and start modifying it. As far as space and tools, I do not have either one. I am mechanically inclined, but not when it comes to complex rebuilds. There is a man here in town that is good at working on these cars and charges $35 and hour. He is about 70 years old and doesn't work the fastest but he does quality work. The Navy has me stationed in Meridian, MS for another year then it is off to Washington State for 3 years. I work almost 12 hours a day with Student pilots that try to kill me on a daily basis. In other words, I don't have a lot of time to take big projects on. When I see the car in my mind I picture it lowered with wide deep dish tires. I want the original look, but with some modern upgrades. My budget is about $15k. I posted a pic under my profile of the car.