Well I spoke with Lou last night and the car is being cleaned up by the new owner. He said that with a bit of elbow grease the trim/chrome is coming back to life! He even started on cleaning the interior and it's even looking better. Mike, the new owner, is even thinking that the mechanical work is doable without farming it out. I told Lou that we should be able to handle a chevy 6 and a power glide!
I will try to go get some new picts and update this thread, maybe this weekend.
Tom