I have always had a soft spot for zero option cars. They are just so simple: 1 fan belt. 2 vacuum lines, 1 for the distributor, the other for the headlights. No leaking power steering pump.
My first Cougar was close to no options. it got the center console, AM radio and automatic. Drum brakes, manual steering. The only thing I didn’t like was having to lean way over to rollup the passenger side window.
Looks pretty straight from where I’m sitting. And I agree, get your mechanicals sorted, THEN make it “pretty”. From experience, doing it all at once sure slow’s the process, and tends to get frustrating! Have fun!
Welcome to the CCC Greg.
I’ve gotta tell ya your barn cat looks a lot better than mine did when I finally dragged it out of my garage!
Todd is right, start with suspension and braking…get it safe to drive THEN make her pretty!
Hopefully you have a super secret stash of cash that only you and the cat know about and can keep secret from the angry wife!
Like others my first Cat (inherited) was the bottom end, zero options model. Still had a lot of fun in that car, although when the headlights would go out at night it was a bit scary!
