A 'one off' in a car show

[WALYS60]

Hello all,

This is my first post so I would like to give a little background information for framing and then pose the question(s).

WALYS60 (personalized lic plate) is my grandfather (Wally) and I have his 1960 GMC pickup. I rescued it from the side of my Pop’s house where it had been sitting for the last 22 years. I have it in the shop right now, unbelievably purring like a kitten without any major work done to date. Just waiting on break adjustment and probably a new radiator if they can’t repair the old one (them things are pricy!).

My intentions are to do a frame off restore once I’ve gotter driving. After weighing all the options I have decided to go as original as possible as basically a tribute to the great man that I inherited it from. The thing is, it already has some ‘upgrades’ like an alternator, after market A/C (original) screw on oil filter adapter, etc. So my thought was to do more of a ‘period’ restoration. Where I only do upgrades that were available at the time. For instance, the truck was originally solid Cape blue and was repainted white in ’62, so I want to combine the two into a two tone cape blue/white. I also found Rick’s and absolutely love their turquoise and white vinyl seat cover. Which means I probably wouldn’t want to go original with any of the interior paint colors. I would still use the available cape blue and white though, so keeping to my ‘period’ intent. As would the seat cover, etc. Also, once complete, my brother and I intend to take the truck to shows.

So, my question is sort of multi-faceted. First off, I know nothing about shows other than gawking at them for many years. Would I get gigged for the interior and ‘period’ restorations? Also the alternator, for instance, isn’t even period so I worry about that. Do I need to go back to a generator? Is there a category that is sort of ‘one-off’ vs. custom or would my truck just not fit and lose every show I put it in?

Thanks in advance for any help,
Ron S.