POLL: Pretty vs Functional

I prefer to focus on the Brakes/Suspension/Engine/Transmission/Rear first and work all the bugs out of a car before I ever worry about paint.

The first year I drove my '74 Duster, it was in Primer and I worked quite a few bugs out of the 340/727 combo and the rest of the car too. Glad I didn't paint it until I had everything working correctly, because chances are I would have screwed up the paint in the process of getting the car perfect.

Embarrassed many other drivers who thought they were big, with a primered '74 Duster, ugly dinged up rallye wheels on the front and furd truck wheels on the back, no stripes, no call outs, just a nice 340/727 combo. The only giveaway to what was sleeping under the hood, was the 340 Resonators/Exhaust Tips poking out from under the rear bumper.