So I go to look at the bird. The seller is crazy high on price. It's a straight six, supposedly has a rebuilt motor (but runs like crap - so I always assume it deosn't run) but it's legit rust free. There's some scrapes and dings here and there, but overall its complete, solid, kinda runs.

The story I got (and have the documentation) was the it was purchased by a mom in 68 for "her car." Somewhere around 1972/3 the car was given to her daughter to drive. The daughter kept the car under a carport. It was last driven in 1983. In 1994 it's sold to a guy that has it repainted (very crappily, especially 24 years later) and he doesn't drive it either, it's kept in a metal storage container until 2017 when he sells it to the guy selling it in 2018. That guy supposedly had the motor rebuilt, but I think he quickly realized it was too much of a project for him, so he listed it for sale.

The first time I looked at it, I gave him what I thought was an honest fair number for the car, and he immediately came off his huge number to within 4K from my number. I thought I'd let it sit for a while and left.

Week later I get a text that he's down to within 2K of my number. I said I'd like to come look at it again, but I want to get the car up off the floor, look it over better, see all of the documentation, etc.

So he puts the car on stands and it's legit rust free. I've never seen an "origianal" car so clean. I'm sure they're out there, out west, cali, etc, but not in SC. Even here most that aren't restored need floors and quarters at a minimum. This car is 100% GM and has extremely minor rust in the lower rear quarters. The floor and trunk are ridicuously solid, fenders and doors are near perfect, the roof and around the windows are all clean. After some more bickering I agreed to his final price, only because of how clean the car was.

It still needs A LOT. The paint SUCKS, every rubber seal is shot, it needs a new wiring harness, the motor runs like crap, and the suspension/steering are dry rotted and shot, but it's rust free (mostly) and mine.