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I think those are/will be getting quite collectible soon, if they are not already. I know the price of nice ones is going up steadily. I've had my eye open for something like that just to cruise with on nice days ...maybe even a convertible if I can find a good one.
Other than giving my opinion that a car like should be kept as original as possible even if it means working with a pain in the ass carb, I really can't help with mechanical advice. About it being cold too long, I would check the obvious ...radiator thermostat if failed open will delay warmup; maybe the temp sensor itself is bad; is there an oil temp gauge or is that temp gauge for oil temp? ...make sure you have good oil circulation.
Very cool that you have a '67 Wildcat. The dad of one of my best friends when I was a kid got a new Wildcat about every year. I remember sneaking it to the local dragstrip ...we didn't even know what we were doing but he took class win once and got a little trophy but was afraid to show his dad. My second car was a '65 Buick LeSabre but the motor was marked "Wildcat V8", and I think it was a rather small displacement V8 something like 300ci; but I regularly beat my buddy's Electra 225 which had a 430ci or whatever big motor in that car; boy I really liked LeSabre; it had 33,000 miles on it when I bought it from the original owner, a local preacher, for $600.
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