Goon on ya for not being scared to modify an antique, and making it just what ya want.

The oldest car I've ever had was a '29 Caddy ambulance that was sold as old stock in '32 to a coach builder outta Cincinnati who turned it into a limo. I found it in damn good condition in the early '90s and to the shock and dismay of my car-nut friends I immediately took a cutting torch and welding machine to it and turned it into the rat-rod of my dreams.

I've had one new vehicle in my entire life. It only made it a few weeks before the mods started...lol.