It has been my experience that a matte black paint job on a car like this is hiding something. Matte black on a rat rod, old truck or a rough old car is one thing, but matte black on an otherwise decent car would scare me. It is fairly easy to slather Bondo thickly on a rough body and do some fairly sloppy body work, if you cover it up with high build primer and matte black paint. WAY more body work and block sanding are required for a nice, shiny paint job. $14K is not a terrible price for one with a decent paint job, but that matte black scares me. Are you familiar with the filler and paint thickness tools? The look kind of like a small tire pressure gauge, and they use magnetism to measure how thick filler, primer and paint are. If you seriously look at the car, use one of them. If it checks out OK, and you like the matte black, go for it.
