If you want fun to drive, then the hot rod is the one I would go for if it was done properly - so bare shell, cut rot out, do body properly, update brakes & suspension and rebuild/replace the "while-you're-in-there"s on the drivetrain. If it's just a bolted-in 3.2 motor in an original car then the '87 all the way (as long as you chip it and take some weight out
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