we have decided to put it back to original as more like a concourse car
I think what he means he's doing the works on it, everything; so it will be super tidy, will present well & probably judge very well.
Yes any deviation from how Ford built them originally loses points in true 'concours' competition classes which are very strict; they are top level & have their place but are too strict for many of us. I can't be bothered with it any more, too tough for my budget & too anal!
It's coming up well, lots of nasty surprises but Ryan will overcome those, just as we have all experienced such things ourselves no doubt.
I have a friend in NZ also with a one-owner red '67 coupe, all paperwork, full history, the works, & it's got less options than Ryans, still it's special & he just loves it because of all that even though FBs & CVs get more attention.
Go Ryan!