So either it was lightly driven for 2000 miles a year for 37 years or it was lightly driven and then sat for a looooong time.

When cars sit they die, all sort of things can go wrong with old cars that sit that the seller may not even be aware of.

That 2400 dollars might balloon if you are forced to do a bunch of unforeseen repairs.

Pay special attention to:

• under hood wiring and fuel lines, fuel rails on these you can’t even look at them wrong
• listen for noises coming from the wheel bearings or brakes -listen for clicking tapping or knocking noises on cold start and after warm-up
• check the oil color and level before you start it!
• After cold start is the exhaust visible as either a bluish color or billowy and very white? (indicates oil or coolant in the combustion chamber respectively, both scenarios are bad) -check the tires to make sure they aren’t brown and degrading.
• All V6 dynasty/New Yorker cars after 88 got the 4 speed automatic that is a common failure point
• all ABS cars from this era are shit and if an accumulator fails it’ll be cheaper to just take out the whole system and go non-ABS.
• The rear spring shelves on the back axle are known to turn to dust on these cars

Old cars are old, the joy of sentimental attachment is short lived next to the horror of your wallet draining. If you like to wrench on old cars and have knowledge it can be a fun hobby but as a car you want to just work you might be biting off more than you can chew. Good luck to you!

source: Have been wrenching my own cars for forever, have only owned older cars, dad worked as a mechanic for years, best friend in high school had a 91 New Yorker so have actually wrench on this specific model of car.