They are almost ALL rust buckets-How you gonna find a cheap, running, clean,rustless 40 year Firebird in Pa? I offered you one from 4 hours away that was a Texas rust free garage kept car and 12K was too rich for your taste. When I later stripped it, we replaced no more than 8 square inches of body sheetmetal. I think you need to expand your budget and the range of your search. Anything this far north will be rusty and will need more than a paint job, and will cost more than 10K if it is really rust free. I don't get it!
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1969 Firebird 350 Coupe, Rust free Texas body, formerly brown, now a TA clone with quality spoiler, latching hood and TA wheel; 1969 GTO Convertible Expresso Brown/Parchment(currently painted red). Both numbers matching. My first love was a Cameo White 67 326 Coupe, bought back in 1983, at the age of 17, for $1,200. Been hooked since on PONTIAC! Working on a 67 400 ragtop for customization-Gulf Turquoise/Parchment/400/4 spd! My winter project!