Hello, I may have a 1963 Tbird soon. Quick question on wheels.

[Shok]

A family member recently passed and is leaving behind a 63 Tbird. Here is what I know of the car:

• He is the original owner
• Last registration was in 1982
• After not running for many years I started it in 1993 when he was interested in restoring it, then he changed his mind. He lost the keys so I ran jumpers to get it started.
  
• Continued to sit since then, always outdoors with a window stuck in the lowered position.
• Lots of rat poop!
• Its a 390 motor, I think optioned out.

I gave it a quick visit a few weeks ago, the problem is the car is roughly 300 miles away from me so I have to plan remotely, make a trip to do a few things, and then another trip to trailer it up. My one big question is, I have a 1972 Ranchero with stock steel rims, does anyone know for sure they will fit? If so I will do the planned wheel upgrade on the Ranchero sooner than I thought and put whats on there now on the Tbird.
I haven't been under it yet, but from the top and sides it appears rust is not a big issue, even the metal that was under the vinyl top is surprisingly good.

I'm sure I will have more questions but here are some pics in the meantime 🙂

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[Shok]

Sorry for the inverted pics, they display right side up on my computer.