Years ago I had a brother going through a rough patch. T-boned in a car wreck his arm was broken so he couldn’t work. And his car was totaled so he needed another ride, as cheap as possible.
A friend of his gave him a car - a 1966 Lincoln Continental - that had been resting in the damp Pacific Northwest woods for over a decade. We dragged it out of the woods and I set to determining whether or not the beast could be rejuvenated.
I did the Marvel Mystery Oil trick down the holes to get the motor unstuck and got it running with not much more than a tune-up kit and a new water pump.
My brother drove the beast for about 18 months while recovering and building up a fresh head of steam. All it ever required was regular infusions of gas - lots of gas!
Great Story!
My husband and I ran a Delta 88 into the ground that way too. LOL!