Here is the starting point....The car has been on jack stands in a garage since 1984. 80% of the car wears its' original paint. The floors, trunk and body panels have zero rust. The rear hatch has been replaced as it looks like it was in a mild rear-ender at some point, but the quarter panels were not damaged. It does have some scrapes and dents, but not bad for a 44 year old car. The interior is all there (minus the dash grab handle) but very moldy. Having owned built many muscle cars over the years, I am very excited about how solid this car is!
It has an earlier front bumper mount, but I also have the original. I don't believe the driveline is original (certainly not the transmission) and the top of the tunnel has been cut. Fortunately, the cut piece came with the car, so I can weld it back on.
The plan is to make it a 70s style street machine with a small block, dual 4 barrels, slotted mag wheels, 4 speed muncie and prefabbed Ford 9" rear. I am not going to tub the rear. We are going to try and save the paint and color match the paint in the areas that need to be touched up.
Phil