Except what is the quality of the engine rebuild ? He has this rare car sitting outside on a dirt floor. How are the floors and trunk ? 

Ron

There's a lot to work with there, but a lot of work to do!  I wish it had bumper wings at that price.

:laugh:  In 1985 the owner of that car in that condition would have been tickled pink to land $500.  My guess is that would have been off to the junkyard for a heck of a lot less.  However, that was right after the movie came out, so I could be wrong.  My, times have changed though!  They do seem to be rare as hen's teeth now.

Hmmm....I just found a U.S. inflation calculator and typed in the present value of $500 in 1985 - it comes out to $1,193.12 in 2019 dollars.  I wouldn't be surprised if Mike is right on the money: $10 large!  That would be like paying $4,190 for it back then which I think nobody, but nobody would have done.  That all seems to reflect how unusual it is to see them for sale now.