Just to update everyone, we went ahead and bought the 73. We will have to decide as what to do when we finally see the 73 in person. I like the idea of a BB 68 and the wife don't care which car she has. She is leaning to the 73 as it has factory AC.
Congrats on getting the 73. if it were me i would paint the car anyway she wanted it. that way she will be more open when i spend money on the 68 for myself. Like they say "as long as she is happy, you will be happy". Good luck with them both.
Jeff
After a few knots on my head , Ive learned to get the wife taken care of first. Do the 73 with A/C for her, then tackle the more primitive 68 for yourself and have a ball. Too bad she wants pink, needs lots of black accents to make it work.