Tim,
you have used the term “restore” in two of your posts. By that are you looking for an original survivor that you are going to seek out all of the correct original OEM pieces to restore to concourse condition?
are you looking to do a visual restoration to OEM but upgrade the mechanicals and electrics, etc. ?
or do you mean to find a Pantera and do a custom hot rod build to your personal tastes?
there are so many flavors to these cars, and after 40 years probably no more than 2% of them remain completely stock. We can guide you with Tips and knowledge far better if we can tailor our recommendations to what you are actually envisioning
If your vision is still a bit fuzzy I would urge you to do as much online reading and research as time allows. These are cars with idiosyncrasies uncommon to a Mustang or a Camaro. Without knowledge there is a very real chance of making an ill informed purchase that sadly is not fully revealed until the restoration/rebuilding starts
on this forum you can go to any of the individual topics and scroll through the archived postings. pick a topic and start scrolling and click on postings that look to be of interest. I used that method back in 2001/ 2002 to establish my baseline knowledge level.
there are owners likely near you in Utah and if you get to the point of needing an inspection on a distant car there often are nearby owners that will volunteer an inspection for you
Larry