I purchased it from an uncle who parked it 15 years ago and never drove the car again (the tires amazingly still hold air and still have the little nobbies on them as he put brand new tires on right before he parked it). It was covered for the beginning years but then sat exposed to the Arizona sun for many more. The car only had a couple previous owners, so it does not have all the "tinkering" issues that many talk about with such areas as the electrical. I also have all the repair records for the life of the car, which is quite an interesting read. The sun pretty much baked the paint and interior to oblivion, but the car has no rust.
I began stripping the car down last fall and work on it as I have time. While I tinkered with cars when I was young, this is definitely a much larger project than I have ever done before. I am having a great time working on it so far and the amount of knowledge on this board has already been a big help in making me comfortable with this restoration project. If I do this right, here are a couple shots of what I started with.
