Need some advice on a 72

[Silvius]

Hello again. Hopefully I posted this in the correct forum.

I came across a 72 for sale that I am considering purchasing.

The good:
It runs and drives well, steering and suspension seem to be in good shape

Body appears to be straight

Cab corners and rockers have been replaced

Newer seat cover

General appearance is good

Cheyenne Super, it has ps, pb, air (not currently working) and the rear cargo light and some other typical extras

Glass is in really nice shape

Price isn't cheap but seems reasonable

The bad:

Some rust (but perhaps not so bad, I took some pics)

Needs some finishing (wiper motors, turn signals, rear bumper brackets, a couple of odds and ends).

Paint job is medicore (it doesn't look as good in person as it does in the pics) and the color is not a 72 chevy color (I prefer one of the original colors and it is too bad that it was painted in something other than the original red/white) The metallic Cayman blue color does look nice in the sun though.

The engine isn't original (but runs well, had a recent bottom end rebuild). It is a 350 4V.

Overall, it looks good, but not quite as good as the pics show....you know how it is hard to capture reality with pictures sometimes.


What is a fair price here? Not a "steal it" price, not a retail price, but a fair cash deal. It won't be a daily driver, but it does need to be reliable.

Thanks for any input!

In some of the pics below, I specifically took pictures of what I had concerns about. Most of the underside doesn't look bad.