[firstgenaddict]

Sorry about your loss, your story of picking up the hobby seems to be quite a common thread... my dad has a picture of me at about 3 years old with my blanket in the back of a 1940 Ford 2 Tudor Sedan taking it apart... mom wasn't amused that I learned to use a screwdriver for within the week I had removed every striker plate, door knob, and electrical outlet cover I could reach and apparently they never found all the screws!
Coming from someone who tries to ensure a car I restore exhibits the qualities displayed by survivors which I have been around (dipped parts with runs, light sprayed areas, oozing sealer, painted edges on chrome and or aluminum valve covers, misted over spray on grilles etc...
Would the interior be replaced in your restoration? Probably a huge market for an interior in that condition. I'm still trying to justify the Historic loss of the the production anomalies and variances... Yes the car shows the variances in the current state and they can be photographed, documented, and otherwise noted, however will they be replicated... Such as the light spray(white misted) on the fender apron drops into the engine compartment?