I bought it because I couldn't afford the 356 I really wanted and so I convinced myself this was close enough. I rebuilt the engine with guidance from my father then spent the next year getting everything done, including painting it myself in the driveway, all as I was driving it daily to school and my part time job. Then I spent the next couple years ruining it by adding a whale-tail, lowering it to the point of being unable to go over speed bumps, adding a custom front spoiler...ugh...I had more ambition than brains back then. LOL