Bjorn and Geoff make good points. The biggest question is; "Is the car rare enough to warrant restoring to original?". My car is one of only 1415 built, so I am restoring mine as close as possible. If it was a 350 car I'd have no problem tricking it out in big way. My car was bastardized big time, seeing BBC, SBC, even a slant six Mopar engine! (What was that guy thinking!!) If the items to restore it back to original are easy enough to find, go that route. If they are hard to find, then build it the way YOU want it and %@^* what any one else thinks. Good luck!!