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I feel for you, man.
I bought my 68 Barracuda in about 1978. It was in great shape. Then I started my family and the car went into storage for nearly 20 years.Then I finally dug into it. The body was not mint anymore. But nothing like you talk about. I had it pretty easy.And I finished in 99, just before the prices went crazy.I have another 69 FormulaS car I'd like to build, and a 68 Cuda as well. But Ima thinking, I'll never get to those. I'm 63 now and semi retired means semi-broke.
All the best to you