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<blockquote data-quote="Rruuff Day" data-source="post: 337159" data-attributes="member: 2217"><p>There's an almost for sure chance of some major costs to get the car road worthy again. The fluids will all be broken down. Good chance of an oil pan with copious amounts of sludge. Antifreeze will be deteriorated to the point that it is corroding the metals it is in contact with, including the radiator itself. All the hoses of course need replacement. Tires will be flatspotted and cracked. Good chance the brake components are rusted. Engine and transmission seals will have dried out and cracked. Rodents may not have been in the car but chewed wiring could be an issue. C3's are notorious for birdcage rot which if so is a deal breaker. If it was inside all it's life that may or my not be an issue but you have to pull some interior liners away to tell. Likely other things I haven't thought of. If you can replace or repair these things yourself it will save you a chunk of money but if it were me, I would set aside a minimum of $10,000 to bring it back to life. Let us know what you do as we love hearing about projects here.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rruuff Day, post: 337159, member: 2217"] There's an almost for sure chance of some major costs to get the car road worthy again. The fluids will all be broken down. Good chance of an oil pan with copious amounts of sludge. Antifreeze will be deteriorated to the point that it is corroding the metals it is in contact with, including the radiator itself. All the hoses of course need replacement. Tires will be flatspotted and cracked. Good chance the brake components are rusted. Engine and transmission seals will have dried out and cracked. Rodents may not have been in the car but chewed wiring could be an issue. C3's are notorious for birdcage rot which if so is a deal breaker. If it was inside all it's life that may or my not be an issue but you have to pull some interior liners away to tell. Likely other things I haven't thought of. If you can replace or repair these things yourself it will save you a chunk of money but if it were me, I would set aside a minimum of $10,000 to bring it back to life. Let us know what you do as we love hearing about projects here. [/QUOTE]
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