The car is in the garage! He did not want to go in the garage though, the brakes were stuck on, on the trailer! To get him off the trailer I had to do remove the rear shoes - no problem of course apart from the rain - typical, this happens to me every time I put a car on a trailer so I should have been expecting it!
Well now it is in the garage I have had chance to see the poor condition that the car is in, here are some images. . . . . . .
The bonnet off - we can see the carburettors have been taken away. I removed them as they are stuck from not being used - they need a good service.
The engine turned out to be the original though and has matching number to the chassis which was a bonus.
The interior has been removed, what there was of it, it was smelly having been out in the rain. This has revealed the extent of the corrosion - basically most of the bottom of the car. I knew this so not unexpected - a challenge yes.
Lots going on in the boot area. Fitted a battery to see what works and what doesn't work - pretty much everything does work. The fuel pump works but is pumping air so as I cant get a service kit (it is a US replacement part) then a new fuel pump it is.
My initial assessment then is that the car is ok, lots to do of course, but broadly as expected, in fact better than I was fearing.
I'm hoping to include some video in these posts. Next time - Carburettors!
The bonnet off - we can see the carburettors have been taken away. I removed them as they are stuck from not being used - they need a good service. 
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