Bought a California silver '77 this spring with no rust, but it had been crunched on the passenger door. Insurance wouldn't cover it in that condition, so I bought a new door from Oregon, got it put on and painted. While I was at it..... Had the torn seats restored nicely, ripped out all the carpet, new dash cap... While I was at it.... might as well put in sound and heat insulation, detail the engine, wrap a new leather cover on the steering wheel, replace the shift boots, fix the brakes, fix the loose shift linkage...... So a few thousand later and it still doesn't have a license plate, and this is with a car with, I swear, no rust issues..... But it's all good and should be on the road, looking spiffy, next week. But while I am at it.......