My dad is the worst/best at getting the parts early. He TYPICALLY takes 20 - 30 YEARS to restore his cars. His 32 Woody Model B is just now getting ready for paint... 40 years after buying it and 30 years after taking it apart. (He paid $250 for it!) He had the wood built nearly 25 years ago. It spent decades wrapped in blankets in a closet.

Of course there are risks. When I was very young I used his seat springs as trampolines. Wasted them apparently...[img]/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_rolleyes.gif[/img]

His current projects include:

Ford '08 Model S unrestored
Ford '10 Model T totally restored
Oakland '13 Touring unrestored
Ford '32 Five Window Model B unrestored
Ford '32 Woody nearing completion
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