Mecom Lola T70

I came across this one on the InterWeb and it wasn't cheap, but it is one I still regret not buying as a kid. So it turned up, still in the original packaging, with a price tag showing $2.00 (marked down to $1.83).

So do I open it and build it? Or save it in the factory original wrapping? Augh! A real cake-and-eat-it challenge.