Need advice buying a car long distance

I bought mine in LA a couple years ago. I took a plane ride to see it. Worth the $200 to see it in person. Had it shipped back on open trailer since it is driver quality. Enclosed transport is very expensive. Pretty much all the transport companies just take a fee & then post it on the independent trucker board. Worked out fine for me. Don’t think I would buy an old car sight unseen.
End thread right here. Trust nobody on a old car purchase... It is extremely risky to do it any other way.
JW