PANIC!!! I went out to start the 69 today and run it in the garage until the
oil and water were up to operating temperature. It is cold and foggy so I figured it would be cold in there. Boy was it. Anyway this car has always started very well and it has been setting for almost 5 months now so I pumper the accelerator a few times, let it set a few seconds and then tried to start it. It turned right over but never fired so I gave it a little more gas and it fired right up. Had to play with the accelerator for a minute as it has no choke. After it warmed up enough to idle I noticed the dome light was not lighting. Now keep in mind this is the original light bulb and lens that came in the car. The lens has 4 small plastic type prongs that are sort of like a spring load that you have to pull down, it has a small lip to use a screwdriver, but the plastic is so old and brittle I was afraid it would crack the edge so I just pulled it straight down with my fingers. Great until one of the 4 plastic holders hung and caused my thumb to slip and now I have a hole in the end of the lens the size of my thumb on one end. Good news is they are available from the Concourse Car catalog that I use a lot and I ordered two more that should be here in a week or so. That is the first time that light ever burned out and I guess after being heated by the light for 40 years that plastic lens did well. The price of the new one is just $10 plus shipping so I ordered two as they most likely won't have any if and when I ever need another one. Of course I also had no spare bulbs and had to go to NAPA and get a couple. But I did get the car ran for a while and got the
oil and water up to temp. Not as good as driving it and getting the transmission and rear end grease warmed up, but much better than just letting it set. I also have two long rubber exhaust extensions that I slip over the exhaust pipes and run out the side walk door of the garage so there are no exhaust fumes in the garage.
Ron