Not almost 50 years--a little over that. I have the original registration dated Feb. 21, 1966. My wife and I drove it for about 50,000 miles as a daily driver and it has been sitting in the garage for years and years with a few hundred miles a year--sometimes less. A couple of years ago, I decided to start driving it more. The more I drove it, the better it drove! It now has about 54,xxx miles on it.
About a year and a half ago, I had the drive train redone. New most everything from front shocks and subframe mounts to new pinion seal in the back. Made a big difference in the way it drove.
The paint was old and looked a little "tired" after 50 years. In February, I took the car to The Color Works in Los Lunas, New Mexico, for repainting. I just got the car back a couple of weeks ago with the best paint job I have ever seen. I know nobody ever heard of The Color Works or Los Lunas, but it is one fantastic paint job!
Some might call it a restoration but I consider it more a refresh. Car has always been good, just replacing a few things to make it a little better.
I realize this is not the place to tell the whole story but as soon as I get around to taking a few pictures, I will post.