Here's mine of the 70 Dart. Notice the Blacked out engine bay.. Previous owner must not have known that the engine bay is supposed to be the body color. Would love to change it but until I get money to repaint it looks fine for now 8)
You'll get there... mine was black until I couldn't stand it anymore. Do as much of it as you can yourself and save money. I did all the prep work myself, bought the paint and had my friend to spray it for free. He has a better hand than I do and knows how to mix the paint/clear etc...