[grumpy]

lineslinger,
Most will tell you, there are so many routes to follow, that may be your hardest decision, trying to pick from buy as you go stage starting at $1900 for a rectangular type frame to $39,000 or so for a 95% dead on original frame aluminum bodied COBRA.
This will be a re-told chapter in your family archives for years to come, glad you are sharing it with your son. Need more like you.
grumpy