Swinger rarity...

the freakin thing rusted to nothing most of the time. there was nothing left to "restore"

Yeah, welcome to the world of living in New England. :BangHead: They use so much salt (and nowadays brine) on the state/US roads cars didn't stand a chance in those days. For US brands, Fords were the worst, GM the best with Chrysler somewhere in the middle. You were lucky to get a Japanese car home from the dealer before it started rusting away.