Dale: Know several people that own them. The little cars have quite a following. They are also used as donor cars for many of the kit cars. Take it home, see if it will start. If it starts with out too much being done then replace all the rubber, tires, heater hoses, radiator hoses, rubber brake lines, fuel lines, check the brakes, then it would be trust-able for local driving.
My hunting partner got a little Subaru, the sporty one with air suspension, and V-6 engine, 4-wheel drive. It had been sitting for many years in a back yard. Tires were so rotten they would not hold air. Got it home, flushed the fuel system, put a new battery in, and fired it up. Replaced all the rubber, hoses, fuel lines. Replaced rubber brake lines, wheel cylinders, and replaced the brake fluid. New coolant, and new tires. he's been driving that little 85 now for 13 years. Drives it back and forth to work, and for errands around town. It's his daily driver, leaves his pick-up parked. I hate it, he loves it. It's too hard for me to get into, I'm tall and don't bend to good. He's short. No room for anything, tiny trunk. But it suites his purpose.