Did you just get the car? Either way I would check all the fluids( Tranny if it's an auto), fresh gas in the tank if the tank is clean and not rusted or dirty inside. If not sure, I would hook up a temp source of gas. Good time to change plugs see how they look, rotor and cap. Even if you tear down you will need all the new parts anyway. I would try   get it running first, You might have a perfectly good motor just needing some TLC. If it starts or not, do a compression check after to give you an somewhat of an idea what condition the valves, rings and etc. are in. If you have unlimited access to cash, then you can go to teardown first. I've revived some motors that has sat longer and probably in a worse enviroment. If it was a good motor at storage, chances are it will need very little to bring it back to life. Good luck and have fun with it.