Wow, thanks for all the replys, didnt expect this much of a response, this seems a really friendly forum

Well i actually feel alot better now than when i initially wrote the post...which is an excellent start

Im getting the impression that 15k wont buy the kind of car im looking for, not by the looks of some of the examples on the auto trader anyway lol

Just want a genuine straight car, im seeing quite a few these days are getting tarted up to bring them back something like a mint car, at the age of these cars im sure that its still possible to find a real beauty, as they are not that old really by todays standards..........well maybe a little bit old but not extreme