They hold up here pretty good here in the rust belt,,,,,,,,,,provided they are NEVER driven in winter and are parked in a dry garage. Drive them in the winter and it's a death sentence.
They look like they would have been like the wing cars that dealers might have had to remove some of the parts to make them easier to sell or owners might have at some point. I've seen quite a few cars over the years that looked like there was more to them at some point. Even lil red expresses and warlocks stripped of the cool stuff and painted white