If you asked this a couple years ago - you'd have been told FIRST GEN but now there are several manufacturers doing killer SECOND GEN stuff.... Having never built a 2nd gen car - personally - I can't speak from experience - but I can tell you that right out of the box from the factory the 2nd gen stuff was far superior to the 1st. Now - with all the dev work and sub frames etc for 1st gen - that difference has probably been erased.
A 2nd gen donor should be less than the equivalent 69 first gen... and might have less rust issues. But given that you're in Westchester, NY (I lived in Scarsdale for a few years) RUST is an east coast issue no matter what...
If I was on a budget - I might try to find a 2nd gen donor... but If I wanted resale value and looks - then I'd ONLY build a 69....
So nobody is going to answer your question to your satisfaction... only you can do that. It's a tough call because the body style is so personal.
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