You sure have a talent for understatement, Darin. "Badly treated" seems WAY understated! More like "totalled." :wink:
But, having seen your work, I have no doubt that it can become a killer lead sled. I hope ya post progress pics.
Btw, I just "won" a 39 Ford sedan from eBay that's in almost as bad shape. I'm gonna do the "Overhaulin" thing on it. With some luck and patience, it might turn out ok.
I'm going for a "Cadillac version of the Buick Y-job" Look. Kinda art deco meets cadzilla. I'll be using a 57 Corvette interior. I didn't have time for a full on concept drawing yet but here is the model with the cockpit swap, some marker lines where some of the body mods will be, and I blended in the cruddy-ness to give a better idea of how the finished product will look.