I am in need of some of the wisdom abound within this longboarders forum.

I have recently aquired a vintage longboard(I know virtually nothing about longboards, but would like to change that). The boards brand is a "ron surfboard" manufactured in belmore sometime between 1962-65. I measured the board and got 9'9 x 21' 3/4 x 2'3/4. It has a single old style fin,and a flat/square tail,. The board has a few small dings but is otherwise in pretty good nick.

I am pretty much a kook at surfing, probably somewhere between beginner/intermediate on a short board. I am 5'10 and weigh about 80 tacos. I would like to give longboarding a real go.

So my questions: is this board suitable to learn on? and if not what board should I learn on? and do you think this board is worth anything? and am I being stupid thinking about taking it surfing where I might damage it?