DRIVEN said:If he has no title and no paperwork then he doesn't own it. If he doesn't own it -- he shouldn't be selling it.
All that aside, Just apply some backwards math. What's a restored 442 worth? 10, maybe 12K? Could you restore that car for 8-10K? I don't know about you, but I don't think I could do it. So, to me, $2500 is definitely too much.
YMMV.
X2 no papers no sale, at least he should have applied for a lost title for that kind of money, to me thats a $800 parts shell