May as well buy a restored Mopar.....

I think your probably onto something
If you put a price on and refurbish all these systems it all add up. It’s easy to drop 20-30k at a minimum doing the work yourself. In my case I started with a rolling shell pos.

Complete car hardware
Body
paint
Glass
Exterior trim
Complete Electrical
Engine
Transmission
Driveshaft
Rearend
Cooling
Exhaust
Suspension
Brakes
Wheels
Tires
Interior
Bright work

And the big one. Change your mind a couple times and a pandemic