71 mustang purchase

My wife has her eye on what I think is a 71 mustang. I'm not familiar with this generation enough to know exactly what it is. It has the vents in the hood. It may be a mach. Is this car a good restoration model? It has been sitting up for 15 years or so. The engine was smoking when it was parked and it's been sitting in the rain. I know there will be a lot of body work but I don't know what I would be getting into on the mechanicals. Is this a good project for an experienced amateur or will it take too much cash to make it a driver?

<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: garretthes on 10/24/05 7:17am ]</font>

It all depends on the specifics. Give us more details/pictures and we can assess it for you. I've built several '71-'72 fastbacks. Decent repop parts are much easier to come by now than they were even 10 years ago. Engine/driveline is similar to earlier years and other Ford models. It all depends on the amount of body work you want to do and can handle.

Whats the VIN and the door tag info?