I will bet that's closer to the truth than we think. You don't keep a car 31 years because you hate it. Probably thought about moving it on for whatever reason, garage space, wife, new wife, moving, etc. Figured if someone was willing to spend at least 20K he could part with it, since he never quite got around to finishing it like he dreamed. No $20K, then he will keep dreaming like a lot of us do. Someday, we will get around to it.