We stored a MGB in the barn for a couple of years. My Dad's buddy had one in college and sold it when he got married. Usual story, he missed that car for 25 years and finally decided to buy one. Found one out in Cali (not sure how, this is pre-internet) and flew out there with his old college roommate to buy it and drive home to WI sight-unseen. They showed up with some cash, a change of drawers, and a road atlas.
The body and drivetrain turned out to be solid but the interior was a basket case and the top was shredded. Both these big guys crammed in that little car and road tripped it home over the course of four days. Sitting on their carry-on suitcases because the seat bottoms were gone, no instrumentation, flakey lights, wearing hefty bags in rainstorms, etc. Total boondoggle. They still tell stories about that trip.
"Speed's fine, but accuracy is final."
- Bill Jordan
1998 Donzi 21LXR
1971 Boston Whaler 13