I finally got around to unsticking the clutch on the car I bought at auction.
Some sharp tugs on a tow strap on the back of the car with the car in reverse
gear and the clutch pedal depressed freed it up.  Going forward hadn't
accomplished anything previously.  There is no access plate to the clutch.
Thanks for the stuck clutch advice -- you helped as I had not encountered that
car problem before and hadn't thought it through.

I just drove it around the block (almost illegally). The transmission is as
smooth as a shot of Old Grandad and the straight 8 runs like a pickle seeder.

I asked my son-in-law whether he would drive the car in October at the Newport
Hillclimb as I didn't want to tend to two cars.  He started doing this little
dance and and slobbering on the car. I think that was "yes".  He earned it as he
worked his butt off getting it loaded on the trailer and hauling it.

I have a few things to tend to.
Driver's door latch needs a spring.
Brakes need going through but I suspect just new lines and a cleanout will get
them operable.
Radiator neck is eaten partly away where the cap fits on.
Were these cooling systems unpressurized in 1939? I don't have a shop manual
yet.