The Illinois man traveled hundreds of miles to find a vehicle that still had the letters. He took plastic molds of all the lettering and had aluminum castings made. He delivered 44 finished pieces to the job in just a few weeks. Similarly, much of the drive train has been re-built and the engine will be worked on in North Carolina this spring. The chassis work is really very simple.
Many people can do the work and parts are available.
Most of the body was in horrible shape. It took a couple months for them to strip everything down to the bare bones. They have been slowed down by the winter temperatures but have managed to sand blast the frame and replace damaged or deteriorated parts. They have built a new right wheel well and are now working on the skin of the cab. They also have rebuilt the driver's seat.