Restoring a 67 Lemans

[Wolfigon]

Hey there, my first post. Anyway I've got my eye on a 67 Lemans, and I wanted to know if anyone could give me an estiment on the cost to restore it. All I know about it currently is, that it can either be restored or used for parts, its a 67 Lemans, and it will cost $500. Wish I had more info but I don't, so any guesses on how much it would cost me would be great.

[SuPeRcAr_MaN]

It depends what kind of condition the car is in now and how far you are willing to go with the restoration. I know a guy who spent over $50,000 on a frame-off restoration on a '65 GTO. But this is a show quality car and was restored to perfection. A LeMans would cost less and you probably won't be making it a grade A show car. I would look around at some catalogs (Performance Years, YearOne, Original Parts Group) and see what kind of prices the parts you need are. I am in the middle of a 1966 GTO restoration and some things can get very pricey. Also consider a place to be working on the car and how many hours you can put into it. Let me know what you think or any other details you have on the car.

[Wolfigon]

Thanks, I'll post more info when I get it.

[truckdrivinfool]

In my opinion you'll spend just as much to restore a LeMans as you will a GTO, some parts even more (ever try to find good grills for a LeMans?). Then in the end if your doing it to sell you won't get the same money.

That said....
For a total cost it all depends on how far you go w/ the restoration. I think its worth it as I work on mine but then again my first car was/is a 67' LeMans and was parted out to rebuild my secound 67'.