I would personally assess the "needed" work by disassembling the shell completely to see first ...if it is worth restoring, and second within your means. Forget about trying to start the engine. If it actually did start...you don't want to drive the car out of the driveway. The time for that will come later. If when you get it completely disassembled...and determine the extent of the rust (there will always be 2-3 times the rust you see outside... inside the structure of the chassis) if the shell is in decent shape, then do it and learn as you go. If it is not worth the effort (more than replacement parts...fabrication is needed), then find another shell and sell off what you need to buy a replacement shell or roller. I don't suggest spending any $$ until you know for sure what you have...and you will only know that when it is disassembled. I have a 68 coupe that I am evaluating right now. I am not sure that it is worth sandblasting to find out how bad it actually is. Besides the disassembly is essentially a "rite of passage " with these old cars...you learn a lot about the marque, and beyond that a little bit about the previous owners from the schwagg that you find underneath everything. My 2 cents
