say why it has been sitting fallow.

seems unlikely to have been pickled. usually when a car sits like this there is something wrong with it....why else would it be sitting?

the above posts about cover everything. the gas is amost certainly bad. unless it has stabilizer in it (unlikely). if it were a diesel th e chances of the fuel being ok would be much greater.

the 300se's drive very nicley. a lot of get up and go for a relatively small six in a big heavy car! not bad fuel economy either i believe.

good luck. i would trailer it home, but then i have a trailer. when i was younger i would have driven or tow bar'ed it home or if not too far...rope a doped it.

tom w

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.