I can assure that theres no rust. It took two months for me to prep prior to paint. The problem was last week we had one of the most impressive sunsets in years and I was afraid the paint was going to look pink. Al said he would help me post the pics so I took the pics instead of waiting. The 45 license plates in the pic are the original plates as you can see in the registration. He would only have lic plates that were calibers (of course) I don't know if it was before Idaho offered personal plates or not.Next month I'm headed to the ranch on the Northfork with Ted. I think if I leave a couple days early I'll make it in time(top speed 55-60) I'm used to a fuel efficient v-10 instead of the 300 six.I thought it had been long enough since I told of buying it and better show something. Don P.S. I don't smoke but maybe that pipe thats for sale would look good on the dash????