[Prophet in the wilderness]

Doesn't matter if there is no mileage on it, or if it was buried for 50 years.
all the rubber seals, gaskets, weatherstripping need to be replaced, and the engines cylinders have rust in it.
Even if people leave cars in a garage of a few years, the car won't be the same ,,,, you have to keep maintenance on it.
Any gas that was in the tank ( that is ? if they left the gas in it ) would have gone bad and turned into varnish.
That car would need a total overhaul to get it back in running condition.
Unless the car was sealed in some kind of weather proof seal or container, pests like rats and bug would have gotten to the electric wires, and seats, door panels, headliner.

[battlegearboat]

Well sir, they did about all they could.

Some of the articles about the event go into detail about the extraordinary measures that were taken by the experts to insure a "showroom" delivery.

However, you being a prophet in all gives me a sinking feeling now.

[Robert A Cook PE]

Well, I didn’t copy your answer, but it sounds like both of us (see above reply!) are concerned about the same preservation problems.

[Fester Chugabrew]

From the archives:

“The car will be covered with a special preservative provided by the Dobeckmun Co. of Cleveland, Ohio, a casing developed during World War II to protect military equipment. The encapsulating, the goo itself, and two company representative all were donated by Dobeckmun.”