Thinking that I might trade all my cars/parts for one thats ready for action.

Where's the fun in that?!?

I agree. For me the fun is in doing the work, not driving it around, or washing and waxing it or taking it to shows. I don't think I would get the same satisfaction from driving around in somebody else's restoration.

That said, it would probably be cheaper to buy a finished car than to restore one myself.