How much did it cost you?

I bought a rust-free $7K car with a rebuilt motor that turned out to be crap...so I cheaped out on my paint job and rebuilt the engine and I am about up to $18K

Personally I would buy the nicest A Body I could afford, like a lot of people have said you will be in the $20K - $25K range for a really nice restored local cruiser/local show quality car.

There is an orange H Code Duster on Ebay with a stroker motor for $22K or offer..
Plymouth-Duster-COUPE-1970-plymouth-duster-340-h-code-4-spd-restored-stroker-motor-400-hp-plus

You couldn't build the car for that $$$.

Doing it again, I would spend the $18K-$20K up front or I would look at lesser quality B & E Bodys...there are deals out there...and if you pump in $20K-$30K one of those, you got a better chance of getting some of your money back out of it (verses A Bodys at $10K-$20K all day long.)

Good luck with your search and decision,
Paul