Is this 1970 Plymouth Road Runner worth saving?

Think you would be looking at a big job. There is nothing that can't be restored if you have money and time. Yes, some kind of frame jig would have to be made but we can do almost anything with nothing. Dose it still have the motor and transmission. That car sure took a hard hit.
 
I saw it on FB. Worth it is up to the individual restoring it, I put way more time and money into my lowly `72 Barracuda than it will ever be worth money wise but it has sentimental value to me. Although it could be straightened with a lot of hours on a rack IMO it be easier to just re-body that one. Of course re-bodying is frowned upon in the hobby but after replacing all the sheet metal you end up wit the same thing. If that were a 440-6 or Hemi there woould be more interest in restoring it but a 383 car will most likely be parted out.
 
Unless you really love this car,
I’d take out every part that could be used as a donner part, then scrap the rest! My 69 looked a whole lot better than your 70 and I ended up pouring in over $350K… that included taking the body to bare metal; removing tons of rusted out holes (everywhere) and arriving at a lazer straight body without a drop of body filler. Only the sanding primer was used to take care extremely small sanding imperfections; striped the seats to the bare frames, and built them back with extremely high end Italian leather (front, back and side panels)
reinforced every inch of the frame; custom 572 MAAX Wedge by Indy Cylinder Heads, that dyno’d at 918 hp and 900 lbs torque (it’s a beast); fiberglass (hinged) hood with single scoop painted to match exterior; all new electrical; Hydrotec power brake system; Gear Vendor unit; EASY FAST 2.0 fuel injection system with cockpit control screen; ididit tilt steering; power steering; climat-control air conditioning system; stadium surround sound system; over 200 pounds of Dynamat; painted original PPG IvyGreen with four coats of clear and color sanded to perfection; Diamondback redlines on black Craigers. when completed (a ten year project) I was able to retain all original sheet metal; original bumpers and trim. My original goal was to have a Road Runner that exactly like the the one I had back in 1969.
I finally gave up trying to locate that car… it’s likely long gone to the crusher! Anyway, that’s my very long winded response to your question. Remember anything can be brought back to its original glory. Just takes$$$$

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Redoing message with intended photos. Don’t think anybody’s interested in 80 year old wedding photos; a fifty year old roof repair or a street rod I once owned (although not a Mopar, it was a really nice car). Anyway attached are the intended photos (I hope)!!

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Looks like a very nice, high end build. Yes, anything can be restored but it doesn`t have to cost anywhere near that much. If you look at the restoration threads you can see some of us do a lot of our own work. I am restoring my road runner in my garage and plan to have less than $40k into it when I am done. It may no be as nice or as fast as some but I will be proud of the fact I built it myself not just bought it or paid someone else to do it.
 
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