I feel for the owner, but if it’s the foundation beast, it is still potentially worth close to 100K to someone out there the way it sits, if it’s not a total loss, salvaged title, of course.
Stainless is the way to go. Painted, wrapped etc... could be an indication of a wrecked CT, as fixing a damaged stainless body may not be possible, or could be too costly. As most DeLoreans were back in the days.