Looking at a '63 schlong bed

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Went on a business lunch today and one of the guys mentions he has a '63 schlong bed that his wife has been nagging him to get rid of. He bought is around '98 with intentions to fix it up with his son and it has sat under his carport from the day they brought it home. I went by his house on my way home from work and took a look. It's a no frills, small window, 283, three speed on-the-column, two wheel drive, manual/manual truck with a clean title. Overall pretty straight, bed was nice, tailgate nice, no visible rust-through in the cab, just the front fenders near the doors where rotted out. There was a receipt for a complete engine rebuild in '97, one year before it was bought and parked so that's a plus. I also love orange/white so it kind of had my attention. It would be a great starting point for a solid patina'd driver. He mentioned $1800 but if I had looked without him throwing out a price I would have offered $800. Not sure if I'll make an offer at all but I'm considering it. What do y'all think?