You are right about time flying. I was going to wait until I retired in a few years to buy a car but decided I better do it now so I can still get up after laying under it. I may have a gem in the rough. The engine was rebuilt just before being stored. It is a 350 .030 over, Hooker headers and flowmasters, forged TRW pistons and crank kit, Edelbrock performer cam,intake,carb, and gear drive, HEI ignition with Accel wires,large recore rad,new alt,starter,power steering pump,rebuilt TH-350 trans. with kit,Hurst floor shifter,new tires(9 years old) and American Polished alum. rims,polyurethane bushings,new front and rear springs and shocks. It even has a removable steering wheel. Prior to starting it I changed the oil and filter,pulled the plugs and squirted oil in the cyls.,bought a battery,replaced the fuel hose in the engine compartment,cranked it over to build up oil pressure,replaced the plugs and let 'er fly. As soon as the carb filled with fuel it started right up.I kept shutting it off and checking for leaks and after a few minutes it was running smooth and sounding good.It is not as radical as I thought it would be.Maybe you can answer another question for me. I ran the fuel pump inlet into a gas can.Since the car has sat for 9 years what should I do about the gas tank and steel line? My next step is to make sure the brake system is working properly before I try a street run. Thanks for the information. You may have seen this car on e-bay a couple of weeks ago.