After the drive out to Iowa, Jennings rented a trailer and packed up his car. The following 10 years were spent more often than not with his nose in books rather than a wrench in his hand as Jennings tried to make sense of the mess, paging through factory assembly, accessory and Chevrolet shop manuals. Jennings did not do the work alone. He contracted out a shop in his area courageous enough to take on the intense project.

“Most shops do not want to restore cars; they just want to work on newer cars and replace parts such as fenders, hoods, bumpers and the like,” Jennings said.