I recently bought a '69 that looks fair to good from a few feet away. Did the deal in 100 degree heat after a five hour drive. Believed too much what the seller was telling me and didn't spend enough time underneath. Found it needs more work than I bargained for. Just got the PHS docs and found it started life as a basic 350. The front clip is in good shape, doors good, rockers good. Trunk, floor pans, rear quarters and rear frame rails - not good. Drive train seems strong, car tracks straight. Do I part it out? Patch the worst and drive it? Maybe find a parts car and frankenstein a good one?
Not worth 20k+ in body work for a basic 350. Give me your opinions.