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Some of those old cars can be really heavy. This means they can probably handle the battery weight, but bad because they take a ton of energy to get rolling. On the other hand if you go for regenerative braking. You'll get more back. I say go for it. Old cars have great style and romance. You can sell the parts you strip out to car collectors, so they won't go to waste.
SuperfastMatt on youtube has gone over exactly all the subjects you've covering in a fairly 3/4 assed (and humorous) way while actually tesla swapping a 1950 Jaguar Mk5 (the ugly one...). It's a pretty entertaining watch, as are his other builds.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxxaHYlCuN8&list=PLoTU9_iCGa6i_C38pwQyg0pBGoov76NNv&index=1