Nice car.
I had the same model and year, only white with hard top. The top fits in the front trunk, over the carpet, but it is a tight fit with no room for anything else. My top had rub marks on a couple corners where the trunk lid pressed up against it.
I bought mine in 1980 for 17k and a couple months later the chain tensioners went, the following year the clutch. The purchase price is often the easy part......
I did not have a work space or the benefit of Pelicans then, it's much easier now!