Well Uncle, don't feel bad I had a similar thing happen to me, thinking that the guy I was talking to on thephone was a good guy. I bought a 51 club coupe from a guy in Maine that was selling it for his friends widow. The only rust that he could see was a little around the trunk handle, it is hard to believe that he missed the BIG hole in the inner fender well, under the battery, seeing how he chipped in a new battery with the purchase. The frame was so rusted that I wouldn't drive. I don't think I should mention his name here, but if you want it PM me and I will give it to you. I paid $5000 for the car and $1200 for shipping it to California, sold it on ebay for $1200, and was happy to get rid of it. Tony C