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Originally Posted by fre1621a
I think that I'll clean it up a bit and post it here first.
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That could work for you ... or not!. It depends on how you go about it.
Several years ago, I bought a very low mile survivor (the 1966 in my avatar) from a similar situation.
The relatives of the deceased owner also "cleaned it up a bit" to prepare it for sale, and boy do I wish they hadn't. The truck is still an amazing specimen of originality, but was 100% untouched beforehand. Little things like hose clamps and a fuel pump, cardboard fuel tank cover removal and bumper paint re-do. Worst offense I think was a high pressure wash on the 8700 mile engine. A sad amount of factory color got blown off on that one.
Most of these things could've been handled differently, and as the winning bidder I would have preferred to do it myself. I may have even paid more if the truck had remained 100% as found.
I do not know your skills or abilities, or exactly the condition of the truck, but I can tell you one thing for sure, it's original ONCE. No going back on errors in judgement, or plain goofs.
Good luck, and I hope it all goes well.