Reidy
My opinion was just that. Your description of the history of the truck would want me to maintain it in it's current condition as well. It's like a museum piece.
My experience with the faux patina rigs is that someone was trying to make a new paint job look "old" and failed miserably. One truck I saw had bullet holes in the tailgate and with the two color "patina" job, had the depressed portion of the bullet holes the color of the top coat instead of having rust around them. Total failure.
Enjoy your truck the way you want it.
