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

I agree with all this for a myriad of reasons, not the least of which, I really enjoy making something roadworthy again. It's just a lot of fun and way more rewarding than "just" buying something.
The one thing I would like to say about buying something in it's defense is that I consider my work to be pretty good but I have limitations in a lot of areas so for me there are cars that I am interested in that i'm actually impressed by the work and the build and know that it was done probably better than I could have built it myself but also when you look at those type cars I will steal some ideas for future use on my own stuff.