The trunk doesn't look bad. It has the original cardboard trim bits and the jack decal, along with the spare, hold-down and the cover. I think $17,500 is probably the high end for this. The heater is by-passed on my convertible. The air blew cool last year, but my fan switch is inoperative now. If that dual-core is bad, that's a grand, easily for R&R. There are a couple of places that have that core (for A/C cars only) for around $600.00. Climate control gets pricey, real quick, as we all know. I'd figure a thousand bucks for the parts and doing the work oneself, or double that for a decent shop to do the work. Still, for under $20K all-in (for me, anyway, were it mine!). Still...my yellow '66 ragtop, this black '65, and a dark blue '64 LeBaron coupe, would make for a great D-body garage with all three body styles and years represented.
Maybe a try at both of the big-*** lotteries this weekend...?
The seller is well-known on BaT, and has sold nothing but top-quality cars over the past few years.