If it's seen the normal amount of road salt for a 50 year old car there's not likely enough left to make it worth fixing. It's starting to get quite painful seeing some of these that you know will likely end up crushed.
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1966 Strato Chief 2 door, 427 4 speed, 45,000 original miles
1966 Grande Parisienne, 396 1 of 23 factory air cars (now converted to a "factory" 4 speed)