Knedert, I'm a neighbor of yours right here in Sonoma County. Before you start slathering bondo onto a nice Stovebolt, you might have a look at my '36 pickup restored by an amateur (me) without any bondo.

We motivated amateurs can often do better tnan the "pros" because we're willing to put in the time to do the job right rather than "quick and dirty" to improve the bottom line. All bondo does is fill dents, it does not remove them.

For camparison I also have a '78 El Camino worked on by a "professional" body shop for the previous owner. It looks OK but it was obviously not block sanded and the difference with the home straightened and painted '36 is very obvious.

Ray