Budget: £10,000
Purchase Price: US$13,000 (£8,000)
Final Cost: £10,862
Selling Price: £16,000
Profit/Loss: +£5,138
Work Completed: Rusted floor replaced with a new panel and painted in original olive drab, missing jerrycan holder installed on the back, gearbox replaced with a refurbished part and painted in olive drab, all seat cushions replaced with new ones, missing manually operated period windscreen wipers reinstalled, missing WW2 first-aid kit box reinstalled under the dash.
Notes: Purchased in Northern California. Restoration price includes £2,000 shipping. Built in 1945, it is the oldest car ever bought on the show. Brought to Upminster, Essex, for display at an annual military vehicle show.