Having demonstrated that the car will start reliably and that we finally have a responsive carburetor, (an accelerator that will let the car idle) it was time to put the clutch back in and see if we could get the car to move under power. I reinstalled the clutch on August 21, 2018. Next I put the temporary bench seat (2nd row seat from a Ford Econoline van) on the car and attached a temporary 1.5 gallon stainless steel gas tank to the dashboard.

On August 24th, I summoned the minions (Janet & Tori)  to push the car out of the workshop. And we proceeded uneventfully to start the car. We idled for a bit and then proceeded to see if the car could be put in gear and move under its own power.

IT DID!

First drive under its own power in over 70 years.

The moment of TRUTH!  First gear and let out the clutch.