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Do you want to know what the worst part of that whole story is?

The fact that that the car was repaired in 1988. That, not the primary rust or even the accident damage, will be your biggest stumbling block if you want to bring the car back. A lot of the techniques of the day were not up to today's standards, e.g. oxy-acetylene welding, brazing, there weren't the restoration parts available etc.

It is probably a $50,000 job to properly restore an SWB 911, that does not include the engine.
It would take at least a year for a professional and several years if you were going to do it yourself. That is almost without regard to the level of capital you wish to throw at it.

All that said, it's your father's car, with a unique provenance that makes it different than every other one on the planet. Why not do it? The numbers will help, but at the end of the day, you have the opportunity to restore a car that's been part of your family, that's something that nobody else can appreciate or purchase with any amount of money.

Let us know the numbers and we'll point you in the right direction. I've been working on '065 for about four years now in earnest. . . should be done for the Savannah Parade. . . .