[Coupeguy2001]

The orange under the hood might suggest it may have been a public service vehicle, maybe for a city or a highway dept.
If you research the vin and the plate, you may discover the original owner was a city or dept. of transportation.
Some of the orange trucks were sold to Santa Barbara, and after 10 years of service, they were auctioned off, some for as low as $150
Great purchase.

You might do as the others have suggested, get the brakes working, engine running, trans shifting, and drive it for 6 months or so.
then you can get a feel for what your vehicle needs, and putyour money where it's needed.
Dan in Pasadena spent a year fluffing up his truck. It went from a beater to a 20 footer.
And If I remember right, it didn't cost him a thousand dollars to get it to be a nice driver.