My car does the same thing when sitting for extended periods, however, it will sit all day when I'm at work, and start right up at the end of the day.
As mentioned, the problem is after sitting, the fuel evaporates from the carburetor bowl, or in some carbs, leaks out from the plugs on the bottom.
To start these, set the choke, and crank for 5 seconds or so to get fuel into the carb. Push the accelerator down to squirt some fuel into the engine and recrank. You may need to repeat once or twice.
A better way is to squirt some fuel directly into the bowl using a syringe or similar device to minimize the amount of cranking. Once the engine starts, the fuel pump will fill the carb more quickly.
George
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