A couple weeks ago, I came into possession of a 1969 Epic. I think it hasn't been on the road since the early 1980's and spent most of the time since then in a farmer's barn here on Quadra Island. It was being hauled away, likely to meet its doom, but it's such a rare and intact car I offered to take it home and see if it can be saved.
The seats are in good shape, (just one small rip) but the rubber floor covering has cracked in several places. The odometer shows just over 40,000 miles. Small holes have rusted through here and there on the body (the worst is behind the handle inside the trunk lid) but it seems pretty solid overall and I'm hoping nothing structural is compromised. The underside is mostly covered with thick undercoating.
I got the engine to run a couple days ago and it sounds lovely so that's motivated me to carry on towards making it roadworthy again. A Haynes manual is on its way from England to help take some of the mystery out of this new-to-me car.
I also have an MGBGT and an Austin 1800 so I must have a soft spot for old British cars.
Here's a picture of it coming out of the barn for the first time in who knows how long.