Ya know... I love the old leafers as much as anyone. But you guys really think it's that easy to restore them and keep them up? No, it can't be. For one, it's too costly. And it's too demanding. Of course, it would be nice if someone could, but it's just not feasible. Even if you gathered up 20 of the greatest ones from back in the day, what would that be worth for the average fan to pay and go look at them? Five bucks? Ten bucks? How many people off the street would shell that out to see? Very few. So where's all the funds going to come from? If every active member on this board went, once a year, to see them, what would that total annually? Nowhere enough to even pay for one month's heating bill for the warehouse/museum. Who here on this board can REALLY afford to restore one of these trucks, keep it up, AND have a nice climate-controlled area to keep it.... forever? Eventually, the puppy grows up, eats more food, takes bigger dumps and needs to see the vet.
Be realistic here guys. It's kinda like the 98 year old aunt.... everyone in the family thinks she shouldn't have to move into a state nursing home, but no one wants to pay her bills, and have her move into their house.