Looks faily tidy,
Helios Blue LA5Y? iirc it's a MK2 Colour. The MK1 colour is slightly lighter.
Good to know if you need paint.
The paint code should be on the cross member visible from inside the boot.
Does it have a kind of purple flip in the sun light?
If it's got fine red pinstripes running through the blue cloth on the seats it's a quartette model.
As for the hood, personally I would not buy one with a ripped roof as it's gonna only get worse and is generally a sign of poor aftercare and age related degradation.
It's usually a bargaining point though. You can replace the hood yourself though, it sounds like you got some experience too, but can be pricey if you have the fitters out, plus the headliner, if that's stained beyond cleaning or ripped, you need to replace it at the same time as you cannot retrofit it afterwards as all the fixings are under the hood. Consider replacing the interliner and pad too at the same time, so you get a nice smooth finish, as these wear thin and the frame pokes through.
Worth spending the extra if it's a keeper and you won't need to touch it again and it will look smart.
Watch out for dripping around the latching handles. Very common on Cabby's, staining on the seats can be atributed to that also.
loose carpet at the door edges LOL. Rust staining on the parcel shelf usually from the rear window frame.
If your taking the rear clears off, put them on E bay, someone will buy them.
It's all good fun sorting them out, especially when you get the roof down in the summer, brilliant.
I loved driving mine.
Good times, enjoy
