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Originally Posted by 360beast
If you can do the work yourself
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Welding and paintwork require enclosed workspace, which is another thing again, even if you have the tools and know-how. And bodywork/interior is what makes a restoration special: Any spanner monkey can swap out mechanicals by the side of the road, but anything more than a wash and detailing will require wind-free environment.
So I'd say there were plenty of salvageable cars sent to the scrappy due to lack of facilities, done it myself too often back in the days you could get a banger with a ticket for a hundred quid.