Everyone knows you can restore a car in a week.

[JPSmit]

I saw it on TV.

OTOH this is a little more plausible - and kind of fun. Though I won't tell Mrs. JP on account O she might think it is a more appropriate direction for my hobby to take.

[video=youtube;2oItVSuznIE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1128&v=2oItVSuznIE[/video]

 

[DrEntropy]

Just about the same time and effort as the life-size stuff, but ya can't get in and drive it after all that work.

 

[mikephillips]

But you also don't have to go buy insurance to take it outside..

 

[Popeye]

 

[dklawson]

4 years ago my father-in-law was gifted a VW based kit car (Gazelle... "Mercedes"). The car had been parked in a warehouse for 20 years and really was a "ran when parked" car. He asked how long it would take to get the car on the road. I told him 1-1/2 years and he looked at me in disbelief. 18 months later he was finally driving the car... just in time to sell it and move into a retirement community.

20 years ago I bought my Mini. At the time, Matchbox was selling a diecast Mini that was sort-of correct. I decided to buy the Matchbox, "correct" a couple of liberties they had taken, and paint it in my car's colors. That took about a week of evening tinkering. I still like the way it turned out. There is a lot of satisfaction fixing toys, and if you make a mistake, most people won't know or care!