Jon, I knew I had seen your '67 Z before. I read about it recently in a muscle car magazine (MCR?) that it was the first '67 Z28 built, and that you basically found it by sheer luck. I'll have to dig through my stack of muscle car mags and find the article.
Just like you, I found my Nova through luck/fate, and like yours it is a very historic car. Unfortunately, it is a 4-door and gets hardly a second glance at shows. I believe it is probably the best documented Chevy police car in existence, and possibly the most historic. The 4th Gen Nova police cars are generally considered to be one of the 10 greatest police cars of all time, and this is the only 3rd Gen known to exist. Should I restore the beat-up body with its mismatched paint, or just drive/enjoy it like it is? A good paint job will probably run at least $7,500-$10k, and I'm not sure I would enjoy it any more. It has great patina, and I don't really care about accolades for it.
Is it best to leave it alone? I would appreciate your opinion.
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