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Looks like a good east coast project car to me!

I have seen worse (one in the driveway now...) that is for sure. My first roadster was in similar condition when I got it. We got it looking and running well. I didn't have to replace a windshield, but I had the fun of the engine being entirely (and I mean ENTIRELY - down to the needles and adjusting screws in the carbs) being disassembled and just dumped in the cockpit. That was such a fun car. I still regret selling it (almost 20 years ago - damn age creeps up on you....)

You will have a ball rebuilding that car. It will infuriate you to the point that you will want to drop it in a vat of molten steel just to be rid of it. It will drain you of 4 times what you budget for it. It will take 3 times as long to get it done. BUT, when it is done, the first top down drive down a twisty road on a nice crisp fall day with the leaves trailing in your wake will more than make up for all of the frustrations!!

I like you already.

You saw the car and still loved it enough to take it home.

Tim, your a real testiment. Good luck, and God's speed! Just holler for help.

There is something special about bringing a car back from the dead. When you can say that you've touched ever nut and bolt on it then you have a relationship with the car that few people ever have. I've had mine for 20 years this september. It came out of junk yard. The trick is to not get to frustrated with how long it takes to do a restoration.