Which would you buy, '72 Burb gurus step inside

[NJTy180]

This is my first post here, so be gentle

I'm looking for a tow vehicle and just a general purpose truck for driving around and taking on an occasional road trip.

Ive been trying to decide between a 71-72 Burb, a 84-87 crew cab dually or a mid-90s crew cab dually.

I found two '72 Burbs relatively close to me (within 3 hours), here are the descriptions...

Burb #1

• 3/4-Ton
• 2WD
• 350 small block (blown, and I don't mean supercharged)
• TH350 trans
• typical rust on rear quarters
• aftermarket sunroof installed (ugh)
• has been sitting since 2001
• asking price $1000

Burb #2

• ?/?-Ton
• 2WD
• 400 big block (has been rebuilt)
• since its a big block, im assuming TH400
• description says it needs bodywork
• factory marker lights on roof
• new dual exhaust, A/C and Tilt Wheel
• asking price $2250

Based on those stats alone, what would be the better bet, or is it too hard to tell without pictures of the rust.

Burb #1 I emailed about, they answered all my questions and gave me a number to call for more info.

Burb #2 only had a number listed with it, so I don't know the extent of the body work, but it says it runs and drives.

The engine on Burb #1 really doesn't scare me, I have a 4 bolt main 355 in my 1970 El Camino I can "borrow" and/or I have a complete LS1/4L60E sitting in my shop as well.

Doing the body work doesn't scare me either, its just the cost of all the replacement panels that will come back to bite me in the butt.

Ive read about some of the spots to look for rust (4th door area & the area where the steel meets the wood floor), any other info will be appreciated on this as well.

Do you think a Burb of this vintage would be up for some hauling tasks right off the bat? I own a 70 El Camino like mentioned earlier, 93 GMC Typhoon and a 98 BMW 540i that im doing a twin turbo LS2/T56 swap into.