Mine was less than a year ago. I found this Del Rey(along with a pink Huffy) for free on CL. Here is the before shot
$40 in parts and it sold to the first person who saw it for $220.
My first C&V keeper that I found is this bike. I paid $8 for what you see. The wheels are from a 70s PX10(I've seen these skewers sell for over $100 on Ebay)
It was the first bike that I had to build from parts. I still own it and will probably not sell it. The PX10 wheels are waiting for a frame......