After months and months of searching I finally found my car... I bought a 1951 Chev 210 daily driver. converted to 12volt, new rear end, updated tranny, all steel, minimal rust, Cali car! I'll keep you all posted on how things are going with her.
I had a black smokey and the bandit Trans Am with honeycomb rims like that once... they looked great on that mulletmobile - but for the love of god and all that is holy PLEASE find some new rims for your Chevy ... even if they are stock.
Thanks all! Not sure exactly what all I'm going to do to her, not much really. Take care of the little bits of rust on her, double check the wiring, make sure all is kosher there. throw on some solid rim tires with w/w cokers, dropping her down a couple inches, I have to replace the interior, that won't be too hard though, the girl is in the know for a good inside guy here in Calgary. Eventually new paint, shaving the doors and trunk, see what happens there. right now it's fully drivable as is, in fact it's a daily belonged to a fellow that is 60+years and just wanted it to go to a good home. looking forward to the project