Ack previous owner got it painted 18 years ago. No rust but faded and uncared for was the reason. Plus they painted the mirrors and moldings shiny which shouldn't be. If I paint it again, I will strip it down to bare metal and can take pics, videos of the metal being clean. But the body has all the correct anti-theft decals so they didn't paint over anything like that at least. Maybe I can do simple paint corrections and get the hood painted to match at least.
As it stands, it's not perfect paint (probably 6.5/10) but the interior I'd argue is 10/10, underside is 8/10, engine bay is close to 8/10... Has a lot of rare, hard to find or expensive parts like the tubular intake and Cobra calipers, Z-spec T5, etc... It's not a mint low mile original coupe that would go for 25k or more USD but close to a perfect turn-key show car with just 112,000km that is not only reliable but can handle track days and have fun.
I need to take a detailed video of the thing (but the Cobra is on the lift right now) to send to a few guys in the USA. Looks like I'm at anywhere from 18 to 21k (CAD) for this car right now. I do want to fix the oil leak and change the gear (at a minimum) to make it a true turn-key car. I want to make sure the new owner is more than happy with it. But time will tell... who knows. Better to start high (and ask for higher price) than start low and change it upwards later.