Oregon's Willamette Valley is even better. same amount of snow, but less salt water in the air keeps rust down. The low wages and lack of employment keeps the costs down. Which explains why so many Seattlites make the 2-3 hour trip south to find their project cars.
In my rounds delivering carbon tooling, I am always finding new sites to find a good project... anyone in the market for an AMC Marlin. Hillman Minx, 63 Fairlane or 65 GTO?