I have a 1961 Lincoln Continental taking up room in my fathers garage and now that I will be leaving the country for a year he wants it gone. It was fine while I was in college but now its time to move it :(. I wasn't able to work on it a whole lot during college but it is running and driving. There are some more mechanical things that need work but I can probably take care of those myself when I return, but there is body work and interior that I don't feel comfortable doing and would like a shop to work on it while I am out of country.
What is the likelihood of a shop that is willing to store and work on a car over a year, when they have spare time. Since I am going to be out of the country for a long time there is no rush to get things done.
Also for the Illinois folks, do you know anyone near central illinois that might be able to work on this car?
As for what work needs to be done, the passenger door needs to be hung properly, there was some damage right where the door and fender meet and a '63 door was put on which is slightly shorter, so I put on the original '61 door and I can't get it to align correctly. There are also a number of rust spots and bubbling paint. On the interior, there is no headliner, the door panels are falling apart and the windows don't work, the rollers are seized and/or the window guts are not installed.
