Gentleman, I appreciate your comments and advice. As I had told the man that came....'we are not wanting a show car. Our goal is to bring her back to an original, presentable car (as seen in the early pics).......nothing more.

The blueish paint would need to be redone on the engine and the seats (driver mainly) are worn. When I opened the door it has a strong musty smell inside. I don't think my Uncle opened the door once after he parked it.
At the time, it was running fine. He had bought a new T-Bird in 1986 and never used the Firebird again.
Funny, I remember driving with him in this car as a little boy. As far as I can remember....I don't think I ever drove it.
At 52, I may get that chance. As I wrote in the previous post....I would like my Son to get it. He is 19 and very excited about the car. The $80K + price really bummed him out (and myself). Just to reiterate....that price was a minimum and at least a year in their hands.
I have been away from cars like this for many years now and in my lack of knowledge expected a cost of $25-$30K to bring her back. I would have my Son would pay for half and give it back to him later....just so he appreciates it more.

The man who gave the estimate told me that price was about right......25 years ago.
He also suggested adding front disc brakes and a fuel injected carburetor system.

Personally, I would rather leave it as it came from the factory......even putting the hubcaps back on.

My Uncle passed away last month and I still haven't located the keys. I know they are here somewhere.

A mechanic I know has told me he would drop by and try and get the car running. He said that is the main thing to do now. Then, once on the road and running.....we can look at who can do what.

I just hope it doesn't cause damage to the engine.

Here are a few of the things that are original to the car. The salesman's card is stapled inside the owners manual.

I hope I'm posting this in the right forum section.