Finding a 1972 Raleigh Grand Prix at the Salvation Army: $18 6 pack of beer drank during restoration: $6.79 box of bandaids used to repair torn up hands: $3.60 5 days total used in restoration time while I could have been working: $480 Taking newly restored bicycle to Schwinn city to have the mechanics and the 1 professional restorer there at the time drool over it: priceless