First of all thank you very much for the reply.

Originally posted by David
From The pictures , the car looks pretty good . $8500.00 is a fair price If the car is as good as it looks.

Take the following into consideration:

1 - What do you want to do to it ...
A - Hot Rod.
B - Rat Rod
C - Full Restoration
D - Street rod etc..

2 - How much do you want to spend
3- What can you afford
4 - What can you do yourself
5 - What contacts do you have for things you cant
do on your own ( eg. Bodywork/ Suspension...)
6 - Beprepared for surprises ( Rust and Rot all of a sudden
show up when you least expect it )
7 - How is the interior and what type of interior do you want in it.
See what is needed to get the look and features you want
8 - BRING A KNOWLEDGABLE PERSON WITH YOU
As much as you know , someone always knows something you
don't .
Also when someone isn't as interested in the purchase as much
as you , that person is sometimes better at finding faults in the
car that might get by you at that time because you ar efired up
to get the car.

Good Luck and I hope everything works out
1. Rat Rod/Semi-Full Restoration..Not sure yet...I just dont want it to break down.
2. Haven't set a budget yet...Maybe no more than 15-20K
3.
4. I have never worked on cars..Thats why I'm kind of interested in this car as I would like to work on it myself to learn.
5. I have some people that could help me with all the body work etc.
6. The owner that it had minor unoticable rust on the roof
7. The interior is so-so...I would like it to be white so I would have to re-do the entire enterior
8. Thanks for the tips

A few more things:

Engine was rebuilt 2 years ago - The speedometer dosen't work so how many miles are on the rebuilt engine is unknown. Carpet was put in about 6 months ago. Tires are 2 years old.

With all of this in mind do you still think that the car is worth the 8.5K? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Also how much would the front and rear air bags run me?

Thanks in advanced,

socaldodger