Hello Everyone, first off I'd like to introduce myself. My name is Calvin, living out of California. Just turned 40 6 days ago, I've been looking at a car to buy, and just felt nothing was right. I am the type that doesn't like to drive a car that everyone else has. So in my search I accidently stumbled upon the Shelby Kit cars made by GTM. At first I was very interested in building one, but then I saw the GTM and fell in love. Long story short, I've been here trolling the forums for about a month now. Must say everyone here has such beautiful cars.
I am in the planning stages (probably won't start to build until this time next year). I know it's still quite sometime away, but I couldn't resist the urge to post & intro myself. Also asking a few questions too!
My main question is which route to go as a donor car.
Option 1: Should I buy a wrecked/salvaged car to get the parts I need (there's a place local to me that part out like 10 corvettes, haven't checked on pricing yet).
Option 2: Or should I buy a running C5 (roughly 10 to 15K), tear it down for parts & sell the remaining parts to help cover the build cost of the GTM.
I'm leaning towards Option 2. If I part out a running C5, roughly what will I be able to recoup for the GTM build?