The body work is under way, and some real progress is being made. The body has been removed from the VW chassis and repair and paint prep is in process.
Replacement floor pans for the VW chassis have been ordered, and the entire unit will be coated in tough spray-on pickup bed liner as will the inside of the body and under the fenders.
The objective will be to have a finished car resembling this one:
I discovered the paint code for the original color, Old English Ivory, and plan to combine that with the original red upholstery for this look.