The world is full of surprises.
Not only did the engine turn over (after a little Marvel Mystery Oil cocktail) the interior light works, the headlights and taillights work, the AC compressor clicks when you turn the little knob on the AC unit in the car AND the clock works!! IT REALLY WORKS!!
Heater motor doesn't work and the AC fan is kinda crazy-comes on sometimes...I think the switch needs to be cleaned. Radio needs the rheostat cleaned-very static-y when you change stations OR change tone.
When you turn on the ignition, the temp gauge reads 240 and the gas gauge registers full. Must be a couple of shorts SOMEwhere!! (Or 18 gallons of VERRRRY OLD gas!!)
Of course there are still brakes, seals, bearings, TIRES....(These are over 30 years old but still hold air!) ---the normal stuff. And don't forget the holes in the floor!
I'm ordering the ignition stuff from SI, getting the carb rebuilt and getting the gas tank cleaned. Ugly as it is, this little lump of coal may BE a little diamond after all!
John