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Sorry for the crappy pics but it's all she sent me. She's telling me now that the engine is locked up.

Thanks for all your input! I'm still waiting on pics but definitely leaning towards sell as is. I was thinking about the car and when my dad bought it in 73-ish it was only 34 years old and it RAN! I started thinking what car that is only 34 years old right now (or there abouts) would be a good one to buy instead... I'm leaning towards a late 70s 2nd gen chevy camaro... what do you think? What 30 year old car would you scoop up?

Hey Guys. Thanks for all your thoughts. I realize it's a super vague question especially without photos. Never thought about the minimum resto work just to get it running. That's a great idea if it's in the cards. Sounds like my sister has it stored somewhere... she won't be able to send me pics until this weekend. Car is in wisconsin. Milwaukee area. I'm in Arvada, north suburb of denver. Was planning on towing it out here in August but may not be worth it depending on condition. My sister was able to convey the following. The mounts to mount the real axel to the frame are missing. It is strapped together with ratchet straps. Parts are missing from the transfer case flywheel housing area and were not with the vehicle. Metal is in bad shape with lots of bondo. Motor turned once but hasn't budged since we took it from dad's house. Turned by hand using a ratchet to move the cylinders. Braces for the fenders are rotted in half. And there's no title. It's the two door coupe.

Hello Fine People, Found this forum by typing in that question to google. I've enjoyed cars for a long time but not a wrencher. I've recently come into possesion of a 39 ford and am wondering what to do with it. My dad bought it around 1973 and drove it home. My sister has had it for many years but wasn't able to get it running again. I don't have many details on the current condition of the car but she was going to send me a bunch of pictures. I'll post them when I get them. I do know that it has been kept in the garage for all those years but not more than that. I'd like to get the car up and running this year just because its been pushed off by so many in my family for so long. That being said I'd probably have to partner up to share costs but that also means selling it at some point. Any creative ideas on how to bring this guy back life? Any idea on how to start a budget for this project? Much appreciated!