Lol indeed.
Yeah. I think I drifted into "in for a penny. in for a pound" mode. I went from aiming for a daily driver to something altogether different, but I'm still aiming to drive it daily.
Yes! I think I found a painter! Thanks for asking. Ragtops and Roadsters! Prolly way more than I anticipated spending, but I visited their mechanical shop on Friday and was blessed with a tour by one of their mechanics. They had ~ 15 British, Italian, and German cars and a 1924 Packard in the shop on two floors of their very cool space. I'm hoping to visit their other location where they do the painting this week.