If you do decide that it is too far gone, I think this beast is more than welcome to have a 'permanent holiday' at mine. Feel free to inbox me if you decide to let 'it' go . I feel your pain. I bought one blind a couple of years back, having been told it was 'nearly finished', the car was an absolute deathtrap, and I'm glad the young lad didn't put it back on the road, he had tried to replace all the suspension himself, with bolts missing, wrong parts, stretched brake pipes, wiring that would make Timmus' toes curl, incorrect steering wheel, wrong wheels, it was horrendous, but he was 17 and had all the best intentions, but by god was it rough....and a tow bar on it too, which was the deal breaker for me, little did he say that it was home made from angle iron and screwed to the crash beam with wood screws...no wonder he couldn't take pictures of it for me!!!! It now lives on in about 20 different locations in the uk!!!