Welcome aboard Jordan! I think you'll fit right in. It's gotten easier than ever to collect, restore and use old machines. The internet makes it so much easier than when you started collecting to find information, parts and (of course) machines.
The machine that got me hooked on vintage machines was a 66 too.
Take some time if you haven't already and read the stickies. There's a lot of really good information in them.
Rodney