If you decide to go the route of something later, it's definetly worth holding on to the original piece irrespective of its condition. Original bench seats are the benchmark for originality (I know, I couldn't help myself) And since they're the one major part no one's yet reproduced, once they are gone they're....well... GONE. Seen all sorts of appalling mismatches over the years. Once saw one with a Tremmec TKO. Owner chopped heavily into perfectly good seat rather than relocate shifter. Yeah, be warned, they are out there wandering among us and look kinda normal.
