The motor in my car was only ran every so often.
The last time the car was on the road, that I know of was back in 1982 (inspection sticker said 9-1982)
I dropped off the motor at the shop, my mech put a tube into a 1 gallon gas can and it started right up when we connected the coil to a battery. I have a video on You Tube of it. The carb needed a rebuild bad too
With that, I'd say the motor should be fine, esp, being covered and no oil or water in it
