Hello all. A new member here with a ton of questions and needing advice. My Uncle past recently and left me his 1968 350 HO.

It has been stored in his garage since May 1986.
He had the HO stripes removed in 1979 as they were getting chipped up. He also retired the hubcaps (still have them) and added the mags at that time. In 1980, he had it repainted Mercedes silver. The original color was Autumn Bronze.
It was his daily driver from 1968-1986 with 107,000 miles.

I am hoping to bring the car back to it's former glory. However, I was shocked by a restoration company telling me it would be a minimum of $80k and a year to do so.

To me, this seems to be outrageous based on how much I see these sell for.
I have her original owners manual and brochures he got with the car in '68.
Also the first plates.
My Uncle also bought spare parts....both doors, rear panel, trunk lid and cowl. He had always wanted to restore it.

It has never been in an accident and there is no major rust. The Pearl white interior is shot and needs to be replaced.
It has drum brakes all around and given the mileage....a total rebuild needed.

I would love to know what Firebird guys think and any advice would be great. Ultimately, I would like to see her go to our Son.

Thanks in advance.