Thanks for all the responses so far. I was out looking at the car again last night and my biggest concern is the hidden areas such as the rockers, cowl vents and inside the frame rails. I plan on keeping this car as it was my first car. The majority of bondo in the car is due to an accident. The whole driverside inner structure, door jamb and quarter will be replaced. The quarters and extensions have rust and will be replaced. As I scrape the roofing tar off the trunk floor pan, I am becoming optimitic that I may be able to save the trunk floor. The floor pans had patches, but then I hacked out the 4 speed hump, so I am installing a new pan. I do think there will be some surpries if I get the car dipped, but I would rather find them at the beginning.

I dug up the old thread on Redi Strip and it looks like there is a similar service offered in Toronto. That may be closer than driving to Toledo or Indiana.