273, or 318?

Then there is the other end of the spectrum, people that see some rust as not repairable. I know a guy that sold the interior out of a Firebird Turbo coupe because of a bit of rust. Then he saw what someone else was restoring, way worse. When I asked if hhe was going to do the body work and get a new interior, I got a big truck you. :) Same guy had a 1940 Olds Coupe and a tree fell on it. Cut it up and hauled it to the scrap dealer. Only about 10,000 Olds coupes were built in '40 which would be a rare car today. I talked to another guy that knew the car and damage and he said it was pretty bad, but I know his thoughts on bad also. If a person knows how to work metal it could be jacked and hammered into shape. Check into what Fitzees Fabrications does on his videos.
The reason why I'm staying away from cars with heavy rust is because I can't weld / do body work and I can't afford to have it done either