thank you all for the help. i have not seen the car in person. the car is a couple hours away and i wanted an opinion before seeing the car. the rust may be a problem and body parts are not 1970 original. the car is listed on ebay. the reasons the car is attractive to me is that it is a low vin series one and within driving distance. i may look for another car. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4586180022