I built my car from a new shell (not an existing car with all the cossie bits transferred) and I would rather have a minty mint shell with zero rot in it than one that has had shitloads of welding done with new chassis legs, repairs to sills, floor sections and one that looks like a patchwork quilt underneath like a lot of cars that I know.

Some folk would rather have an original shell that's been repaired time and time again but for me, a nice solid car would take preference over an original patched up one.