Hey, welcome to this forum! I'm just up the road from you.
For that price I say get it! Anything that is running & drivable for under $1k is a deal in my book. Cause if you don't then I'll have to talk myself out of going & getting it
That rust on the firewall looks no good, but then again who cares it would be cool to be cleaned up a little & just hammer around town in for that price.