Time to update this story. The restoration has begun, and while these photos were taken on a cell phone, they give a good idea of what is going on.
That knob looking thing in the middle is a factory option cigar lighter.
The firewall is remarkably rust free.
Here is a link to the HAMB thread, picked up from where I posted these photos.
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/s...294&page=8
I will never again think that we have had some real clowns here. Compared to those guys, we are all proper gentlemen who lift our pinkies when we sip our tea. Talk about a tough crowd.
