1960 Valiant Restore: advice welcomed.

i'd mexican blanket the interior, rub out the paint and then turn my focus and efforts to the drivetrain and chassis.

upgrade to disc brakes up front, upgrade the rear axle, new uprated springs and shocks, larger more modern wheels and tires. dial in the slant and trans, make a game plan from there if i want to keep it push button, or upgrade the trans to something a little more modern with a passing gear. decide if i want to upgrade the motor or maybe build something a little hotter on the side for install later.

either way i'd leave the cosmetics to last (besides collecting trim and bits along the way that i may need) and the interior would get running repairs to make it liveable. i would 100% update the electrical for safety and better function.

i always find that if a car is running and driving i'm more keen to get specific projects done and get the car back together. i don't know how many people i've seen just start taking stuff apart and get so far down the rabbit hole they can't see the way back up. then 5, 6 years later the car is still at the body shop and all the rest is in the garage half taken apart unfinished because there's no motivation to get a motor done when the car is still in primer.

make it run. make it drive. make it safe. update smartly so that it can operate in modern traffic on modern roads. make it so that it's enjoyable to drive and then do so. worry about making it pretty later.