I recently got what I believe is a 1965 sea king 6hp for cheap. The model number is VWB19073A. I don’t know a whole lot about these motors….. It looks like this one may have lived a hard life so not sure how to proceed with it.

This issues I know of so far are:

#1. The head gasket is blown but the cylinder walls look decent.
#2. The re-coil starter assembly is missing
#3. The motor over all is quite dirty (black soot / oil residue in the cowl).
#4. It does seem to have spark and the rest of the motor appears to be intact
#5. The lower unit will definitely need to be resealed.
#6. Haven’t checked the impeller yet, but assuming I will need to replace it.

So my questions are:
#1. I don’t really know anything about these motors? What’s the history on these? Are they rare, collectable, anything special about them?
#2. Do you think this motor is worth trying to get running? I assume that finding a starter assembly is quite difficult / $$$. If I can get a head gasket, I’d probably try cleaning points, cleaning carb & rope starting it first just to see if it is a good runner.
#3. Looks like I will need a head gasket, starter assembly, lower unit seal kit, carb kit, maybe points, and probably an impeller. Are any of these parts still made/available? I have not been able to find anything with my normal online searching.

Thanks for the help!