Linda,
Please do not take offense at some of the comments posted in this whole thread. Everyone here is just very passionate about these cars and sometimes tend to get carried away. You sound like a truly wonderful person and I have had just a great time reading your stories about the car and its history with your family.....obviously it means a lot to you!! Like some others here, I hope you find it possible to just keep the car and get it going again. You would not need to do a restoration or anything....just clean it a bit and drive it.
Thanks again for your contributions here
and I hope we all get to hear more from you in the future
