I would not ever restore this bike. Just very lightly conserve it. clean off the crud, lube, adjust etc. Don't paint. Minimal polish. Toothbrush and q tips.
It's grail. consider the history. I have been fortunate to do some consulting work for the national air and space museum shops in Silver Hill, Md. That team has a respect for the story that the artifact tells, you do not want to disturb that in any way ! Just clean it up, fix obvious defects, make it beautiful, but resist the urge to restore, and instead preserve the originality at all costs.
and yes, needs to be at Peter's FFD next year. He'll make room.
Mark Petry
Bainbridge Island, WA
Last edited by mpetry912; 10-17-19 at 09:22 PM.