Welcome Ron. What I would suggest is going through the car and make a list of all the major and minor things you will need to do in order to get it into a safe running (and stopping) condition.

The reason I suggest getting it running and driving is it will keep you motivated, and enthused about the project and you will more than likely take it further than you thought you could. If you get it running and driving, you can enjoy it while you work on it. There are many stages you can do, and still keep it on the road and enjoy driving it while you do much of the work.

If you were to just tear into it, pull it all apart, it would be much easier to become overwhelmed, and loose sight of the end goal... thus you might give in to others suggestions of abandoning the project... and we don't want to see that happen!

Take little steps... get the drive train evaluated and see if you can actually get it running as is, or if a rebuild is in order right away. Then the tranny, the brakes, the suspension and electrical... (while the motor is being built you could double check all the electrical, and the brakes... multi-task so to speak)

So get her rolled out into the open, give her a GOOD cleaning inside and out... and that will give you the motivation to get going on her...

I wish you luck, and if your wavering, just check in with us and we'll help keep you motivated!

Brett - 67 Drop Top 455!