The body looks like it's in good shape. It's too bad that it can't be restored. Did you ever think of doing an EV conversion? It might be a good project. This van looks gray but the van in your profile photo is beige.
This van is well past being restored condition. The brown van, that was my first aerostar. Someone pulled out in front of me crossing 35th ave just north of northern Ave. I spent the entire summer of 2013 figuring out how to swap a manual into the van, drove it for 10 hours at work. On my way home someone crossed the street and I never seen them until the impact. The impact spun the other car 270 degrees in the air knocking out a 9 months pregnant lady and her boyfriend on the sidewalk. It was sunset and I was the only car on the road, not sure why they had to cut me off. Insurance paid me off and I kept the van. I pulled the entire front subframe, 4.10 axle seats. The 2nd van was the same year and color, everyone I worked with thought I got my van fixed. I used the motor, trans and axle from the 1st van to fix a blown head gasket and bad trans. I got 1 month less time in ownership from the second van. I was at a red light and someone texting while driving ran into me. The current van, I got cheap cause I figured it wouldn't last a year like the previous 2. I responded to a craigslist ad, guy wanted $600 for it not running. I offered $400, replaced the fuel pump relay and it fired right up. I got 10k miles out of the a4ld then swapped in the m5od. I'll post a few more pictures of the condition. Previous owner had the passenger door torn apart, I never have any passengers so I never cared to fix it. The headliner is shot, zip ties hold wiring connections together, rear end is strapped after the axle swap, the upper arm bushings are gone. Van's with perfect interiors are easy to find for under $1k that need a trans or engine.
