Re: The ever-returning question.. When and when not to restore?

[Anonymous]

I like them a little crusty, Like Me. As the tractor guys say " In Their work clothes"
All those dents and dings tell a story.
I worked on a 1960 Johnson 3hp for a neighbor. It had been dropped Squarely on the filler neck and was leaking.
I told the owner We needed to replace the tank, He said He would just store it on a rack so it stayed upright.
This motor was handed down from His father. He pointed to a dent and with a tear in His eye said "That ones Mine"

Steve A W