NEED input for this truck

[jkrenzel]

Found this truck - it's got a couple of issues but, please send your input I want to buy this week!! I am motorcycle man normally, but I want a old truck again. The guy wants $1500, but to see what he would do I offered $850, he came back with a bottom line of $1200, what do you guys think?

1965 Chevrolet C-10 Pickup. It's powered by a L6 engine with a 3-speed manual column shift transmission. This vintage truck features aluminum wheels and an AM/FM/CD stereo. Starts and runs with the odometer displaying 78,878 miles.

Repairs: The truck is rusting in several areas. Engine will only run while being fed fuel directly into the carburetor. Front turn signals do not work. There are areas of body work which are patched up. Kick panels, floor panels, lower portion of cab on right side, right rear fender, and doors all have Bondo patches. Tires are weathered. The rear bumper is bent where the ball is. The bed boards are rotted and a piece of steel has been welded in the box. The transmission is hard to shift. Window seals are weathered (rear window seal is coming out in one corner. The truck has various points of wear, additional replacement parts, and some missing parts. Truck will need to be towed.