It looks like this was either a '61 that originally came with a B16 and somebody swapped in a B18 and a later front nose piece/hood with the later B18 radiator, or, since it was a transition year - in '62 they went to the B18, this might have been an early '62. It does look like the car was originally black, and has been repainted at least once.

Rust in the front floors looks kinda scary, but where the rear fenders mount looks amazingly intact. Who knows about the front end, differential, rear floors, etc. etc. But it does seem like it'd be worth saving.

I'm not so far away (an hour) that if I had the space and time, I'd be tempted. But I'm not.