The following week, the guys took the Vette into the paint shop where Ken's friend worked his magic. He gave the car he 'special' treatment since Ken was a good friend. Once the paint had cured to perfection, they took it to Jr's school where his instructor and a couple of the best students helped Jr install the interior panels and seats. When they were finished, everyone just stood and stared in awe of the way this beauty had come together. Of course, many photos were taken and Jr was assured a special mention in the year book for this project. With that, the car was almost finished. They stopped by the chrome shop to pick up the rims. Ken had a surprize waiting there for them. He had new tires mounted on the rims, ready and waiting for Vette. They installed them before leaving the chrome shop's parking lot. Then Jr and Sr drove their prize out to old Ben's place to get Ben's reaction. Ken was right behind them in his yellow Vette. They pulled up in front of Ben's house and backed up to the front porch. Ben heard the full throated V8's come rumbling into his yard and was out the front door in a blink. He just stood there looking down at the finished Vette with the biggest grin on his face. He couldn't take his eyes off it. They all had smiles from ear to ear as the reality of all their hard work sat there in front of them. Sr pulled a wad of bills out of his pocket and gave them to Ben. The final payment for this project car. Ben told them over and over again how pleased he was with how the Vette had turned out, 'better than he could have dreamed it himself!' He couldn't thank them enough for allowing him to be in on the project. Jr and Sr couldn't thank Ben and Ken enough for all the help they had given them in working on the car and how much they had learned and received in return. As a final gesture, they let Ben take the Vette out for a spin. He was gone for about 15 minutes. Jr was getting a little worried until Ben came driving back down his driveway. It would have take a pretty powerful jackhammer to remove the smile from Ben's face. Ben had them all come into the house where he had refreshments on hand just for this occasion. They toasted the restored car and each other and relived may of the experiences they had with each other and the car over the past months. They all made promises to each other that, in this case, everyone kept, because they had all become so close. Our story ends with everyone driving off into the sunset and old Ben waving to them as they leave his front yard. 'Don't worry!' yelled Sr to Ben as they pulled away from the house. 'I already have another project spotted, and Ken has agreed to help us with this one as well. Can we use your barn again?' 'You Bet! yelled Ben after them! 'Anytime you want!!!' Thank you for taking a peek! Your support is greatly appreciated! Andreas character morphs, both adult and youth versions, free, from Leije, here at 'osity! Thank you, Leije, again, for your kind generosity in sharing these fine character morphs!