Well, kbb.com says it's worth somewhere in the teens - which isn't very little in my world. That said, it will be hard to justify the amount of body and paint work this repair would require, plus the lost value of the car, no matter how well the repair is done.

Then you should swap one some day! They really aren't that difficult. Once I took one apart, I instantly understood how to make it last nearly forever. I had no problem getting 200K+ miles out of my Mustang GT clutch.

Personally, I'd:

If I had that assortment of hardware hanging out in my garage - I'd probably have a bunch of other interesting bits and pieces, as well. Combining this particular hardware simply wouldn't have appealed to me!

I get it - but if I had an old Corvette with a blown motor - and a TDI motor/Toyota transmission/adapter plate - I'd do something different...

Yeah, I'm having a hard time believing that this was truly a daily driver for three years - and that it can get anywhere near 55+ MPG. Yes: Light, small, efficient, pre-ULSD diesel compacts could do that, but this is another story.

As always: I love project cars... When the creator is clearly trying to accomplish something worthwhile that the OEM didn't.

Thanks from all of us for showing up every time!

I suspect the seller went to some trouble to get it on the road legally in AZ. If the new owner is in AZ, they'll probably be able to transfer and register it without problem. Another state? That likely depends on the state - and how resourceful the new owner is.

Be sure to budget for an immediate IMS bearing replacement - or the inevitable major engine repairs that result when it fails...

One of the laziest - and best - things I ever with with retirement funds: Spent the first 10-ish years at a company, putting 100% of my 401k into a low cost broad stock index fund - and then just leaving it alone. It has generally outperformed investments from other job IRAs that have active management...

I like where this project car's creator is going: An investigation of an alternate automotive history in which Germany went straight to Japan without pausing in Europe - but after having taken a short trip to a scaled-down US. Still, after all that traveling, we're still in serious CP territory, even if it does sprout…

I like looking a project cars. I really enjoy it when I can tell what the creator is really trying to accomplish - if it's done well.

And 320 HP is not as rare as it used to be. However, competent wagons today (I don't believe the Cressida was trying to be an SUV) weigh far less than 4600 pounds.

The problem: I expect a whole lot more of a $41K car today than this Cressida can offer. For that matter, I even expect more of a $19K car today.

We get it: This is awesome; lots of things to interest most any Jalop.

Given how many nearly 50 year old examples are still out there, I'd say some of them will still be around 50 more years.

If you do nothing but short hops in Europe, you may never need to get to that altitude...

As with all project cars: What was the creator trying to accomplish?

I've never seen aftermarket glass headlamps available for cars whose OEM headlamps are plastic/composite assemblies. Quick Googling didn't reveal any obvious suppliers. Are you aware of anyone who does this?