Merits to be imo, a mint unrestored is interesting for the fact it is sold old yet still so mint. While a restored car is impressive in the level of work that has gone into it.

I do find that after you have looked at one or two though I get bored and actually like to nosey round the cars that get used everyday and still look nice without being box fresh like an ornament.

That or the skillfully moddified like twins S2, you could spend hours looking at all the clever little bits.