I actually stumbled upon a '73 this past summer while cruising through the autotrader ads. The owner had used a horrible rear quarter shot as the only picture for the ad, and there were no details to be had other than the basics. Thankfully, I was in the market for a car from '73 (year I was born for a little nostalgia) and gave him a call right away. As it turned out, it was an original, numbers matching 454 with a super clean interior, no cage or frame rust to be seen, and only some nose damage that he had done himself rear ending his own car in the driveway. Picked her up for just over $10K and actually drove her home. I put a few thousand in for new calipers and brakes on all four corners, fixed the nose with a new clip, and did a few other cosmetics to get me through the season. =) Over the winter now, I'm ordering in about $2500 of bits, bobs and bolts to clean up some of the worn interior components, weather seals and a more loose than I would like steering box, but she's a real gem and a head turner. I'm also planning to have the original (and now tired) 454 pulled and rebuilt while I stuff a spare 427 block in there to get me through the spring months. So they are definitely out there, you just need to stumble across one and bring it home!
