in the ad he says "The body is very clean with all original panels and very little rust."
OK, let's pick it apart (Barnett, where are you?):
- As StephenSLR noted, there are two biggish rust spots and a long line of rust on the RHS roof at the drip rail
- Also what looks very much like a rust spot on the front bottom of the passenger door
- The previously mentioned '80s style cheapie pop up sunroof really hurts the originality
- Stainless trim moldings missing from the front edge of the bonnet and inner headlight buckets
- Rear bumper sagging at both ends and also twisted at the LH end
- Looks like a rust spot on the RHS bottom edge of the rear window surround
- 'T' is missing from the MUSTANG lettering on the boot
- Rear valance doesn't fit properly on the RHS
- Front bumper wraps around at a weird angle at the RHS end
- Large gap at rear edge of bonnet
- Surface rust on bonnet
- No windscreen washer bottle or associated piping in engine bay
- No radiator shroud
- Power steering but only manual brakes (so most likely drums all round)
- Surface rust on some engine bay components
- Splits/tears in driver's seat
- Brake pedal pad is toast
- Dash pad is split
- Hate those wheels!
None of these is a deal breaker as long as the rest of the car is clean and straight and you go into it with your eyes wide open and figure out how much money you will have to pour into it in the long run to finish it how you want.
The sunroof and crappy paint would be a deal breaker for me because that's at least $15K right there unless of course you're happy with the way it looks now...