people still want those cars--in great shape. Here by Detroit most are all gone, they rusted away by our long winters. Not so much now but back before 2000 or so, salt was dump by the tons even in April. The streets would be dusted with salt every night just about, they use to grind it up more like a power.
I think with anti lock brakes there was less need for as much salt and too much salt ruins the wheel sensors the newer cars have. They still dump the salt but not from Nov to April for every light snow fall, even just a dusting of snow the city would salt every major street--even subs after a 1/8 of an inch
That is why those cars are all junk, yes they hold the road awful in the snow, so many got hit. Same in the rain, maybe a bit better.
The 2000's are still in nice shape but very few from 1985, i tell you thou, its got no air bags, no anti lock brakes, not too much smog stuff--to remove, lol
You put $10,000 in to it, well maybe $15,000, it could be a bad *** car...or would it be closer to $20,000 when all said and done