Owner of the Mercedes should be happy you guys are going all out on it. Looks great. Cant wait to see what colour he goes. If mine I would go charcoal grey with silver flakes and pearl to lighten it up just a bit. Would show the lines and make the chrome pop.
When you get around to that future shop tour, take it slow on those old model kits. That air plane hanging off the Grafitti nerf bar, could be a chrome Constellation, anyways, was it part of an ash tray ? Like that beautiful Buick motor in that patina truck, good choice ! You have soooo much cool stuff..........
Everything is looking good. Back in the day Olds and Buick engines were all the rage for hotrods. But an interesting choice for an old Ford pickup nonetheless. Organization generally makes things move more smoothly. Be safe and stay well.