POLL: Pretty vs Functional

I'm starting to build a one owner 72 Duster I bought from a little old lady. I'm thinking about building up the mechanicals first and worrying about how she looks later. I'm just wondering how many of you would do the same? This Duster has minimal rust but the old lady I got it from banged it up here and there in spots.
You described my demon to the T, looks good from 20', up close chipped, cracked, faded, late 70's repaint. Slight dings dents, but goes like h*ll