What companies did he call? Were they the majors or independents? Also the elevator is 50ish years old, it'sa good time to start thinking about a mod and putting money away for it. You have a good chance of having a company take it on and get it running if you tell them you plan on modding the car in the near future and you just need it to get by till then. Not many companies will take on a job like that without getting a contract especially if they know non licensed guys have been working on it. It opens them up to liability.
