I looked at your pics relative to the "Color" & was trying to figure out if it was a "Bright Yellow, Pale Yellow or Ivory"??
Is the lighting in your stable real poor or just the camera??
LOL on selling the project!! I had a `57 Small Mouth in a similar state of array. I was doing a "Nut & Bolt" Resto on her & It was coming out "Outstanding" until someone screwed up putting the floors in. Long Story.
I lost my ambition at that time & a local gent who stopped by occassionally to see the progress; Always commented on how nice the car looked. She was "Very Highly Detailed" & I ended up selling to him for $13K. Thats what I had in it in parts alone.
I got real lucky, cause as mentioned; Most folks don`t like to "Re-Start" a project.
Also as mentioned; You say you have $35K into it. Well; I guess you know you won`t be getting that back. The question proposed should be "What do you want for her"??
I`d say you surely have around $10K to go to complete her in my opinion.
Place an ad on Ebay with a Reserve that would be your "Rock Bottom" & see what happens?!?!?!?
Best Wishes,
Russ
PS: I just noticed the dates on this thread. What was the outcome????
Note, the "unusual color" is supposed to be Pale Yellow. Tried to match original as best we could.