The big discussion in the shop area has been what the plane might
be worth. And whether it might be worth trying to pick up cheap
and fix up.

For non-flying projects (I know this isn't quite as bad), I think the
"cheap" part has to be something in the neigborhood of 50c/$ for
singles and 30c or less for light twins to be worth restoration
hassles, and some sense of a decent deal when you are all done.
Especially if you do the work - we tend to put so much of ourselves
into these machines, kind of funny, but also uniquely satisfying.

Martin