Would you daily drive an early A?

I'm thinking about it. I put maybe only 5-7K miles on my DD. Typically short distances.

I'm not kidding myself, I trust, about the safety issues. Even if I do a disc brake swap, dual MC, and four-point harnesses and scat procar seats (for the head rests), it simply won't be as safe as some 10-year-old Civic I could score for what I'd shell out for a Dart and the aforementioned mods.

That said, I have a superb A-body prospect to work with. Guy has a '64 Dart 270 sedan he will sell me for $2k, even though it is rust and bondo-free, clean interior (seats under plastic, yet!), a rebuilt slant six and rebuild Torqueflite, and--just for the cherry on top--dealer installed AC that works!

Michigan winters would ravage the body in a few short years, but I'm thinking it would be a helluva ride. What do you think?
P.S. my teens and wife have safe modern rides.