new '66 Valiant owner in Missouri

thanks guys. i had a momentary case of buyer's remorse, looking around and seeing that i now own four cars and only one is drivable.

this thing doesn't run. the story is short, and goes like this. guy drove it from like the early 80's up until '01, when he parked it, still in running condition. it was getting really ratty, and he wanted to restore it. never got around to it, gave it to his nephew. at this point it had been almost a decade and the car no longer runs, so he sold it to me... and now i get to jack around with it.

plans are to get it running, clean up the quarter rust, paint it a nice dark grey or gunmetal with a white roof, cover up the crap interior as best i can, and daily it, if possible. might sell it, i always wanted a two door a body. we'll see, i guess.

so where do you start when you pick up a non-running slant six? you can turn the crank no problem, and i'm going to pick up a spare battery tonight and see what happens.