An alternate to consider:
Beater of the Day: 1988 Jeep Comanche
http://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/07/beater-of-the-day-1988-jeep-comanche/
There were a couple of 88-89 Comanches I was considering buying, but they were all sold by the time I called.
Priced at $500 for non-running, $1,200-$1,800 for running examples on Craig's List in my area.