[tom406]

I lived in Minneapolis from cradle to marriage (24), and have been on the west coast ever since. The quality of the cars out here is magnitudes better, and the shipping cost will pay for itself with the first floor pan replacement you DON'T have to do. Open trailer shipping should be less than a grand. It's a pain to go long distance, for sure. But not as big a pain as turning a rusty pig into something solid and straight. It makes sense, money wise. Your basic tired old Skylark/Chevelle/Mustang goes for about the same money whether its in LA, Minneapolis, or Boston. The difference is that the Los Angeles (or Seattle) car won't have holes you can put your arm through. Undoing that damage almost always costs more than cross country shipping. Just my .02c. Good luck on your search.

One other thing, try to find a GS with a good motor. I have a friend with a killer '70 GS 350. He recently had to go through the motor (twice-one cracked crankshaft, and a then an incompetent machinist) and those Buick 350's can be rebuilt, and built up hot, but it ain't cheap. Especially if you're used to rebuilding small block Chevs.