Quite a bit going on so my time has been limited but here is a bit of an update. First, the 72 off the trailer, standing on all its tires, before the first hose down in maybe years. And then after its bath. You can really see the color left...

Just to convince myself I hadn't made a horrible mistake, (the car was cheap, but still, you never know what you're in for) as soon as it was off the trailer I hit it with some compound on a rag by hand just to see what the paint might do....

So with the seller paid and the car ready to go I got a buddy of mine to go grab it from its home in Arizona and bring it to my place in San Diego. The car had spent its whole life out in the sun and heat of AZ...