I'm a long time lurker, but not much of a poster. I respect all of your opinions and I'm looking for some advice here.

Took my '67 Vert to a body shop this weekend. Turns out I didn't look it over as well as I thought I had. Either that or it's deteriorated faster than I expected. Basically, we walked around the car and decided EVERY body panel was going to need something. He threw out a rough estimate of $20k just to get the rust out and get back into primer. I knew there was some rust in the back end, but not as much as we found.

At any rate, the car isn't anything real special. It's a convertible (which I love), it has a 400 and 4 speed from a '68 Catalina (IIRC), and a power top. It started life as a OHC-6 car. It runs and drives pretty well (a little hot for my taste). I don't have a lot invested in it.

The bit of advice I'm looking for is this: Is it worth it to try to bring this car back from the dead, or am I better off finding another project with less body work to do? I have no issues turning wrenches, but body work is another issue entirely.

Thanks for the help. I'm just kind of disheartened at the situation.