IMO, expanding the OP’s question, if all’s accurate this is a nice find. It’s all there I’m guessing seeing the photos; but my talent with body work has its limits and don’t enjoy it much. Restored two cars and a semi-resto on my truck (yeah a lightweight considering fellow member’s backgrounds). But they were a hefty do’s, stripping the cars down to a shell. First one was a serious rust bucket that ended up with only the hood being the last remaining original part of the body…including the entire cowling cut out and inserted a rust-free one. Glad I was young then and had my dad’s talent/wisdom/help doing it. Came out nice; but swore off restoring rust buckets again. 2nd car is the one I still have a CA car. What a huge difference restoring it. Gee, bolts and screws that came out without breaking or cutting/drilling them out. Brake lines were so nice I just put those back in.
However, both these rides are/were not coveted muscle cars and with my ’63 Plymouth vert, I have around $35k in it despite all the work I did myself; at least $10k more than I’d ever get for it. (Some things I’d do different if getting a do-over.) It’s not a GTX or a GTO. As posted here and elsewhere, we make our choices and build them the way we want for ourselves (flippers aside). Yeah, depends on how **** one wants to be…and I’m one of them.
Anyway, as I think about the GTO here, I could see dropping maybe another $20k restoring it cherry and would still be worth the purchase price and investment costs when it’s done, if this is something a guy would be concerned about, has the cash to do, and wants to do a good amount DIY.
