'There aren't many things better than cruising your ride down Main Street. The rumble of a finely tuned engine, the smell of mildew-infested upholstery-oh, wait, that's not supposed to be part of it.

A muscle car's interior hits you where you live—literally. So a truly thorough restoration must include the interior, as Bill Fogel now realizes. His 1969 AMX had suffered years of neglect (see ...