You say the door dinger sounds 'til you rey to start it. ASSUMING the battery is good the MOST likely problem is a poor connection at the battery, either between the cable ends and the posts or INTERNALLY in one of the battery cable ends.
The latter is COMMON on Fords in that era... the lead at the battery end of the cable (USUALLY +) becomes disconnected from the wires inside and a poor connection is made only through the lead oxide and acid 'til a load is thrown on it, then it "opens" without cranking the engine.
The test is to put a test light ACCROSS the 2 battery POSTS and see what happens when a helper tries to start it... if the test light remains BRIGHTLY lit, the battery is OK.
Then, move on and connect the test light between a good ground on the engine and the battery cable-side terminal on the starter SOLENOID located on the fender. Does the light light and remain lit while the helper tries to start the engine?
If NOT it's a battery cable problem and you need to do some more checking with the test light to see where the "open" is!
Post back with what you find!
BTW, I'd wear eye and face protection while working around that questionable battery and possible (sparking) poor connections near the battery.
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