Advice Needed on an Old Kit

HA, Paul, you sound like my brother from another mother!  I bought my CMC kit new in Nov 1988 - had it shipped to N VA and worked seriously on it for some time.  Got remarried, had a kid, bought Chesapeake Bay property for retirement, retired from DOD and took Wash DC consulting job so progress halted and it became covered with stuff in garage.  I paid $9k for deluxe classic black (supposed extra cost) gel coat kit.  I added a '71 VW chassis that had been my new wife's car when she attended college in FL.  Retired totally and moved to NW FL - thinking I'd get back on building it - needs another 40 hours for wiring and upholstery.  Adding up my receipts I come close to $14k invested.  Engine rebuilt 1641 cc with CW crank, 110 cam, new 043 heads, dual Dellortos - but never run.  Mine has sat so long I might have to tear apart and put it back together. Already been through 2 sets of unused tires due to age! And 4 sets of wheels due to my changing taste - 4 lug VW/chromes/Pedrini/2L Fuchs --- and eying 5 bolt Fuchs replicas now. 

@Alan Merklin says the flared bodies are not as sought after as the classic bodies although I think they were $1k more in 1990. So perhaps $1-2K less valuable. 

Parts are becoming expensive - some of the original CMC parts aren't worth using today (like vinyl top/tonneau and interior).  A VW pan with trans and core engine with title seems to be $1500 not and perhaps a tube chassis would be better.

I've seen forgotten kits go for $2k years ago - none under $4-6k recently though.  Think Alan said it easily $16k to get one nice and on the road - and that was a couple years ago!  So maybe taking a 50% loss on new cost - would net you $5k.  I haven't bought or sold one - I'd sell mine but so close to finishing I hate to admit defeat!

So how far south are you headed? Retirement?  I went from DC are to FL - to avoid state inome tax, lower cost of living, less people and wife's aging dad (now deceased).

Feel free to PM me.

@PabloRock Maybe instead of selling it talk to @Alan Merklin and see if he would finish it for you for a price and then you could drive it instead of looking at it.

Hey Paul , Take it with you.  The weather is more builder friendly in the south in the winter.

@PabloRock    You could build something similar to this one I did some time ago .

@Funboy posted:

Hey Paul , Take it with you.  The weather is more builder friendly in the south in the winter.

But not in the Summer - June to end of August!  Big VW aircooled (dune buggies) near Tampa.  Fisher Buggies – Fisher Buggies are the Best!

Thanks for the all the responses, but I really don't think I can take it with me.  It's been so long and haven't done anything with it, and I don't think I will have the room, time or money in the upcoming years (I have 2 "toy" cars already.  A 93 Saab 900 vert and 91 BMW 850i I need to have room for).  It's a very sad day for me since this has been a dream for such a long time.  Unless a financial miracle occurs in the very near future, this dream must come to an end.