I believe I would restore it as well.

Your car reminds me of a 1971 Challenger my father had back in the early 1980's that I learned to drive in.
It was also a 198 with a 3 speed standard in the floor and a coupe as well.
His was white with a Chartreuse longitude stripe which my father taped off and painted black and it had green interior with out the console.

I would like to have that one back but the guy my father sold it to was going to big block it and before he got started on it some young punks vandalized the car and it was parted out.