That is cool. That's fun to hear about the attention your 79 gets, since it sounds similar to what happens to me sometimes. Your car sounds similar to mine, but mine probably look worse. I have 2 79 TA's that run, one gold hardtop, and a silver t-top. The gold one is more beat up and has worn out paint and decals and interior. The silver one is straighter, but the paint is dull and worn out, and it needs interior work too. I've cleaned them up pretty good, but no amount of cleaning will hide that they need restoring. First thing I did was make them mechanically reliable, so I can enjoy them until I can restore the appearance. So, they both are kinda rough looking, but the style shows through and they're still fun to drive.
At the gas station, there's been several times when some guy will say what a cool car it is and ask what year and that kind of thing. I was stopped at a light not long ago with my silver t-top and a guy in some late model foreign car motioned for me to roll the window down and he was pretty excited to see my old car and asked the year. He was impressed by the 6.6 on the shaker. And he complimented the car by saying it was beautiful. Well, I know it is...at least in my imagination...but I didn't expect somebody else would think so too
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My favorite reaction was at the Mall. As I was leaving my parking space, there were some young people crossing not far ahead of me, and as I slowly passed by them, one of the girls, a good looking blond was checking me and the car out and practically swooned at the sight of it. That's the kind of reaction I'm looking for
. I need to get some money up and get to work on that thing. Imagine how it will be when it really is beautiful!