The problem with buying old fords these days is that spending big money doesn't guarantee a good car. Unfortunately a multitude of sins can be covered up by a decent spray job and some of the "mint" cars are actually rotten through underneath.

Unfortunately there is no way of telling unless you completely take it apart which you cant do when buying one can you. Even the owners think there genuinely 100% solid with no rot but there are so many areas that rot away that are never seen or easy to poke at with a screwdriver.

That is the main reason why I probably wouldn't buy an old car again unless I was intending to completely restore from a bare shell to guarantee it is actually 100% solid.