In the last week of September I got a call from Ernie Romero. He had the slot open in his shop for our body. We agreed that I would bring it down on October 2, 2020. But first I had to get it loaded into my pickup. I’d taken measurements and it appeared that, yes, it would fit.  Snugly and with the back end hanging out over the tail gate. But that was MUCH more convenient than trying to get a trailer down the narrow little road to Ernie’s shop. So I drafted my daughter, Tori; her boyfriend, Chris; our housekeeper, Juana to all help transport the body on temporary 2×4 skids with lifting poles up the hill from my shop to the pick-up.

Transporting the body

Pallbearers

Ready to offload at Ernie’s shop.

Once we had the body on the work cart, we left the body for Ernie to do his skilled magic. That means I needed to seriously get to work on the hood, the wheels and other sundry parts that still need work. All before the body is finished.  The plan is to immediately install the body on the car when the upholstery is finished.