Luckily, although it was very soft, it was also very dry soil under that roof. The underside of the car is exceptionally solid. No floor or frame work was required, other than cleaning and painting. The rocker panels were rough behind the running boards, but only the outer part. Believe it or not the muffler and exhaust pipe were shot but I am still using the tailpipe that was on it when I found it. The brake system was all shot too, with rusted lines and corroded up cylinders and master cylinder. The engine was locked up with a broken piston and the fluid drive drive coupling seal was bad, as soon as we turned the engine all the fluid ran out of the coupling. The car was complete, minus the dash clock, which I found one in a box of old stuff at Carlisle. The stainless trim was good but all the chrome was bad. We painted the chrome and have replaced it over the years with driver quality chrome as we find it reasonably priced. The only painted chrome I still want to replace is the rear bumper. I bought a spare to have rechromed, but haven't had the spare cash to have it done. (Kid in college) I would like to find one of driver quality since a newly chromed one may make the rest of the chrome look bad. I don't know that it will ever be "done". In a way I hope not as I would probably grow bored with it if it was. Does that make sense to anyone else?