Barracuda not starting after being parked for five years

Charge the battery to full voltage on a trickle . then , as was previously suggested , put jumper from bat to coil . If nothing happens check coil , if coil is o.k., check spark at dizzy . Now, the bat is o.k., the coil is o.k. and the dizzy is o.k. Get a test light , they are cheap, test the input side of the ballast while cranking. If you have juice, check the output side . this tells you if the ballast is o.k. If you don't have juice at the ballast , check the ignition switch . Check both sides of the switch . If you have juice coming in but none going out at cranking , it's the switch . Check the fuse . Make sure the batt is fully charged . If the batt has been sitting for a long time it may never come back enough to function properly . for long term storage I suggest a battery tender , great stuff .