If the car was in pretty good shape when it was stored then you can probably start by flushing/replacing all of the fluids, checking for broken wires & rotten hoses, & placing a new battery in it to see if you can get it started.
Thoroughly checking the brakes and replacing the tires would probably be next. Brake work is not that hard, but it's also not that expensive to have someone else do if you don't have any mechanical experience.
The best place to start though is probably buying a shop manual for the car. I bought mine from
http://www.tbirdhq.com
Best of luck!