Thanks Joel - very little rust at all, the car was purchased in Tennessee so may have some years of Eastern living in it. I'm debating on this car, or a 69 340 (all original automatic) car that needs ALOT of work, but is all there as well, for less $ than the 70 car but would require a alot more time and alot more money to restore. I'm assuming the 70 4-spd car would be more of a collectible than the 69 ? (wish I could get them both).