Davedstone
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Barn finds are great, although mine not from a barn which are generally open to the elements, where's mine had stood still in a dry garage for 7 years which is very evident due to the general condition, so in many ways I consider myself lucky...hmmmm, might regret writing that. lol.That's the insidious part of recommissioning and old car. Seals and gaskets dry out and shrink and they might be OK for a while but any time in the next 1000s of miles you can expect some failure. And things that suffer due to age don't necessarily fail in logical, easy to diagnose way either.
I'll likely never own and improve another old car again, but if I did, I'd pick a scruffy but solid regularly used one for improvement and leave the barn finds for someone else.