Sounds bad, but his hardship was an awesome gain for you, and atleast the car went to someone who will appreciate it. Who knows what could have happened to it.
Anyways- I highly doubt the car was in an accident with that low of miles. Carfax only works if the body shops or insurance reports it to carfax, it is not automatic.
Sweet car, one of the top ten colors Ford ever made. Ofcourse, I think Grabber orange is number one.