I go to car shows, and see all kinds of different cars, and what people have done with them. I may not "like" what they did, but I still appreciate their effort and the fact it makes them happy. some folks put a lot and a lot of money into these cars . who am I to judge? to me, I appreciate the stock, OEM look, and my cars are that way, except for some mechanical enhancements like headers, etc, but those are not noticeable. I keep the stock wheels, don't put roll bars in, or aftermarket seats or other stuff. but that is just me. the 69 Chevelle I bought (that I am still waiting to get from shipper), its been 3 weeks now, I will keep original. outside of 15 inch rally wheels, it will be mostly stock except it has headers. but it has aftermarket mirrors I will have to replace on outside. but, to each his own. we cant all be the same. that would be boring. I see some restro mod cars, again, not my thing, but I appreciate what guys have done ether way. that's what makes the world go around.

Have you checked the partial VIN on the transmission? What about the rear axle suffix and build date? Those could be clues. I'd build it, beautiful car.