Preserved not Restored?
Is this really the case?  I really hope that it is.  I am probably a minority in this, but my dad and I almost never restore a tractor.  I think it takes away all of the integrity, and any story it every had to tell.  People look at me like I am an idiot when I say that, but that is me.  If a tractor has already been repainted poorly or is in just bad shape, restore away, but a good original?  I say leave it alone.  If #3 is in that kind of shape, I say preserve!
But I guess the Smithsonian wouldn&#039;t have let you guys have it if they wanted to leave it alone huh? Oh well.