Warren, your car is awesome. You bought very well. If I still had the cash and wasn’t up to my neck with Dixie, I’d have been all over your car. As it is, it’s great and original. I’d do the minimum to it to get it sorted to the standard you want (keep as much of the original paint as you can if possible and get paint repairs like the doors blended in) and enjoy as much as possible during the process.
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