458 is back in the barn as of November 2021, with the goal of having the interior restored over the winter

Now that most of the stored items in the car have been re-homed, we are working on removing the swivel, walk around seat bases and frames. Fred Biederman is working at one here.

Looking down the car, it can be seen that Jeff Bennett and Fred Biederman have been able to remove all the seat frames and bases from the main section and are now working on the smoking sec.

Now with the seat bases and frames out we are on to removing the luggage racks

Mr. Biederman doing an end of day clean up, as it can be seen all the luggage racks have been removed.

The luggage racks did not come off without a fight. Many screws broke off during removal. Here Fred is methodically going down the line, drilling and tapping the holes as needed

James Tarbet is doing the first run by or knocking off some rust along the lower car card area, ahead of Fred's re-tapping work.

Here we see Chief Car Officer Jeff Bennett removing the light fixtures from the ceiling, so a great paint job can be attained.

And it's a good thing he did. The channels that house the wiring for the lights are all rusted inside. If this is not treated now, it will push through the new paint.. Never know what we will find!

Just to prove everyone is having a wonderful time, here are some HAPPY Car Department folks

Fred is always smiling. I don't think he's had a bad day in his life!

I promise, James Tarbet was smiling... just missed it.