Cool, best choice IMO on the A. Deuce grille shell or A? I was involved with a build of one a couple years back, and the grille makes a whale of a difference. Looks like you actually have a fairly decent specimen to start with.
The parts price thing is just yeah disappointing. I crashed my 40th anniversary GTP coupe (1 of 1147) and hoped to do the same noble thing. Now I just live in a house full of worthless parts lol. A remarkable number of those parts will readily lend themselves to hot rod projects though. And sufficient patience may prove it worthwhile if a buyer for some of your model-specific stuff comes along. I had one lined up for some 40th stuff but a baby came along on his end. Rats!
