I am a serial SM owner, and would agree that they make terrible project cars. Really Terrible.
You could do it with a cliff railway too;
If you did not leave the party with either a) an unplanned addition to your family or b) a condition that initially baffled your local clinic ( or both) you were not at a 1970's James Hunt style party.
No, do not buy it until you have read this, it will not put you off at all.
Interestingly, 1905 was the first year when gasoline powered cars outsold EVs. Their popularity was because of increased range although there was concern about the lack of gas stations in many parts of the US, particularly in the rural midwest.
Technically, erm yes, but I like to think of it as a bunch of four cylinder engines in a heap.
It has just occurred to me, this is a 4X4! It doesn’t sound too shabby either.
https://www.carandclassic.com/car/C1446255