1966 Valiant Signet Convertible Resto
Hey Dave,
I saw the your car at the Spring Fling '08. Very cool ride. Here's my $0.02. Before you completely tear the car apart take it to see Tony Jones at Cypress College. He was my instructor for Paint and body repair back in the day. He is very knowledgeable and can give you pointers. Also a high school classmate is an instructor there as well Dan Snook who back in the day was a Mopar guy. Regardless I would consult either guy and get their best advice before preceding. Maybe even paint it as a project. You could throw my name around, but I doubt it would help.
DO NOT STRIP the car yet. Most quality painters will want to see the car before it's bare metal. Tony always told me the best paint jobs are better painted over the factory paint. FWTW. Peace and good luck...