Laundry list

Needs:
- Head gasket. The one I have looks... suspicious. One of the rings is a little warped, and I think I'm not going to trust it. The price of a new one is far less than the price of finding out this one is bad. I'll use the suspicious one on the race car, since it's 10x easier to work on. $55
- Valve stem seals. Good to replace while I'm in there. Just an extra hour or two, which might save a lot of time and effort later. $10
- Top radiator hose. The current one is "carved" by the alternator pulley, and I don't trust it. $35
- Exhaust nuts, top and bottom $25
- Heater hoses that are a pain to get to when everything's together, so I may as well change them now. $25
- New spark plugs. $20
- Fresh oil and filter. $25
- Title and registration. $30
- Cost in gas to get the car. $40
- Cost to rent the car hauler. $50
- Cost of the car itself. $1500.
- Four new 225/50R15 tires, mounted and balanced. $320
- Maaco "Ambassador" paint job. $400 (optional)

So, at the end, and unless something else goes wrong, I'll be into it for $2135 ($2525 with fresh paint), for a car that could easily sell for $3000 to $4000, depending on the condition of the AC, etc. Not too shabby.