[The Fixer]

I wouldn't use a cover. Put a good coat of wax on it, and make sure your family cleans any snow off it nicely (no brooms!). I watched my old '85 SS die from rust, and part of it was because I kept it covered in winter. The moisture from the melting snow was trapped and ate away at the areas that were already in bad shape.

6-months isn't a long time for a car to sit. I would just fill the gas tank, add Stabil, and disconnect the battery. When you are ready to fire it up again in the spring, reconnect the battery, pull the coil wire off so the engine won't fire, and crank it over a few times to let the oil pump prime again. Then reconnect the coil and start it up.

The 305 that is in my '88 SS sat on a stand in my garage for about 7 months after it came out of my '85 SS, and it fired up fine and runs great.