Thanks for all the responses. Installed fresh battery this morning cleaned it till it was gleaming and started up first time after four months off the road
About to exit driveway waiting for traffic on main fast road when lady in cream mini stopped dead with six or seven cars behind and waved me out insisting I go first
Now to sort the coolant,headlining drop ,interior light and rear window light refix,wet drivers footwells.....never give her up