It would have been criminal to have done that, I'm the second owner, interior is immaculate, 100k genuine miles, part engine rebuild with full service history, just the metal worm letting it down. Didn't help that I bought it 8+ yrs ago and haven't done a thing to it except let it get worse!
I could have gone out and bought one that 'looked' mint but would never have known the full condition of it, at least with this now I know the car inside out and that its 99.9% solid with photographic evidence (loads of pics!).
I genuinely love this car and I'm hoping to add to it with something else in the future.