At least a gutted one presents at least some sort of starting point on which to build and it it's the racks and panels you get, that's a bit better than starting off with nothing more than a single board or two. If it were a machine I wanted badly enough, it'd still be worth looking into even in that type of shape. There are certainly automotive and aircraft collectors that have started out with less and ended up with fully functional vehicles after spending enough time gathering the pieces. Jeff