I think I may need to wait for a true CA native. Me and rust are not the best of friends, but its worth a look. Not sure its worth the divorce it may cause, but how often do these come along???
its so great to hear that they can be safe for 'so little'. Another reason to love old cars... i can do the majority of the work myself.
Soul - yes that car has soul... all its own. The owner states that he parked it and just stopped driving it. My head was screaming WHYYYYYY!!!