Even if I got top book value for the Beta right now I'd make a loss on it. And I haven't paid the full paint bill yet nor rebuilt the engine and box or bought a new loom for it..... These things can't be valued in monetary terms, there's the blood, sweat & tears that goes into them too! It's the pleasure that we derive from saving something others deem futile and (hopefully) the joy from using them again before someone else gets to appreciate the car.