I just got grandpa's '35 Chevy 1 1/2 ton home. With a good cleaning I think I might just leave it as is and not gut and restore it. They are only original once. She's got plenty of patina but I know a lot about some of that wear.

My dilemma is the fenders. It was used to feed cattle for years so there were some rump bumps to the front fenders. Of course that caused cracks in the usual spot at the top of the wheel arch. I need to weld that which will lead to body work and then what to do with paint. I notice that there are Chevies of that era with black fenders and running boards with the body a different color. I haven't seen any red ones that way. Were all red '35's totally red? It's staying original (including its original 207) so having something like that not right will really bother me. It's a departure anyway because I show cars that I have restored completely, but I think this one is staying like it is except for the few fender repairs. Anyone know what the mysterious fender rules were?