Well I flew it today for the checkout and what a absolutely beautiful aircraft it is, smooth to fly, engine purs away nice and quite. As was mentioned above the owner stressed carb heat, carb heat, car heat !. I was amazed at the forward visibility when taxiing unlike any taildragger I have flown and the rather unusual "sight picture" on final where it felt like a steepish dive and very slight attitude on round out compared to the Maule where you are trimmed all the way back with limited forward visibility.
Thanks for the advice , glad I have use of this classic for a while.