[Engine-Ear]

I'm w/ Bonn-Joe.

If the thing is reasonably solid, get it into a garage, scatter a bunch of mouse traps inside it and get to it later (even YEARS later).

On the other hand, if the frame's rotted to the point where the rear control arms tend to pole-vault the thing when it goes down the road then, yes, part it.

I realize "you can't save them all", but there are probably diehard '65 lovers on this or the Classical Pontiac board who'd make great next-owners for it. Worst case: you buy some used glass, have it installed and build a cool set of daily wheels.

On a related note, let me make the following blanket request of all you guys with one (or more) of those unsightly, unworthy-of-restoration full size 4-doors from 1962: I will buy/adopt it from you and rid you of your burden.

btw, the attachment is the now-famous, "$510, trans-continental roadtrip car" I bought from a charity auction (no-reserve) ... drove it 2400+ miles home over the Sierra Nevadas and the Rockies in FEBRUARY... 6500 miles of daily use later I STILL haven't turned a wrench on this 'parts' car.

thanks for reading my rant.