I would definitely like the Bullitt idea. Then paint it highland green and throw a set of torque thrusts on it. It might be kinda cool to keep the grille though. What color is your interior?
Blues are some of my favorite colors too. My car is caspian blue. I wanted a dark metallic blue so I looked at the 65 paint colors. It was originally twilight turquoise.
Sometimes I think it would have been cool to paint my car the original color, but I love it the way it is and wouldn't change it.