How original have you kept yours and why

Over on the Forward Look site this is a controverisal issue and I dont mean to stir up things here, but I am trying to decide which direction to go with my 67 Barracude Coupe., factory 273 HiPo Initally the plan was to go with a tubular front end, disc brakes , the Keisler 5 sp and possible engine swap but after getting the car to the shop; the guy handling the bodywork said other than the passenger front fender, overall, in remarkably good shape considering it had been in storage since 79 and would be a shame to tear the car apart.
At this point leaning towards keeping as is, other than maybe the 5sp but would need to locate a non auto steering column. Any inputs to how and why you did yours would be appreciated