Do you have a car or truck that has been sitting for way too long? HRP If so what's keeping you from making progress? is it money? finding time to work on it? your health? HRP
I've got two - 29 Ford coupe and a 38 Ford coupe. I've had the 38 since 1980 and the 29 since around 1986. I did a lot of work on the 38 with marriage kids, moving, etc until I got side tracked in 2010 with my 51 pickup build. The 29 hasn't been touched and is sitting in the barn still waiting... but hey, I'm young at 63 so I've got time. lol
I've had my 57 Cadillac project for over 25 years and I chip away at it every now and then. Lots of things get in the way. Mostly my other car projects and working on customer cars. Lately, my health has slowed me down even more. I get a new knee next week so, hopefully that'll get me back up to speed soon.
I have one that sat for way too long. My ride from high school, 1956 Chevy Bel Air 2 door post. Put together quite a few other rides and a couple of drag cars while this one sat neglected and blown apart for decades. Working on it now. Moving forward. If I don’t finish it someone else will.
I decided in 2013 that I wasn't going to do that any more, so I sold and finished a few that had been sitting around. But still there ended up being two more sitting around that never got done, that I sold in 2020. Then I moved to where I don't want to leave anything sitting around, and finally sold the last one that wasn't making any further progress in 2022. Now they all get on the road within a month or two of me getting them. My problem was always motivation. I finally learned that if I have an activity to use the car for, then I will get it done. If not, it can languish forever, and I'm better off just selling it now.
easy, as listed above, to have progress stop or really slow down. some people think things will go faster having a shop do the work. know guys that have had rides in shops for multiple years. then to watch a buddy build one in a few months.
Priorities and just a lack of urgency on my part. I can easily be talked into doing just about anything else these days other then spending the day in the garage. I enjoy just having a few projects that are there when I feel the urge to work on them. I did and still do have a few health issues but nothing preventing more progress than has been made lately. My son and grandson constantly joke that I'm going to miss the SEMA deadline.- again. I didn't make any New Years resolutions but maybe should have. The main problem is that I have always done every aspect of a build (which there have been many over the years) totally in house, by myself. I could easily farm out some of the work but that would defeat the whole self satisfaction factor. My youngest grandson has taken a real interest in this hobby and is always offering to help finish a few projects just so he gets the learning experience.
I chopped my 51 Chevy and swapped in a newer 235 back in 2008. Do to a couple of moves, two new children, a few other project cars, and just young adult life in general. It's been sitting in storage ever since. I really hope to make time for it in the next couple of years and get it back on the road.
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