Seeing as I was on the team when we had gotten possession of it, I would say the Cpl is exaggerating and not by a little.
I also helped with the original estimates, along with other members and the amount was manageable.
As for the state of the interior, what do you expect when there was a mad rush to have it road worthy and somewhat presentable for a parade on Parliament Hill for the RCD 125th celebration?
It was hard work in just getting it working to that state and kudos to those who could do the work while the rest of us were doing workup training for tour, on tour or coming home from tour.
As for runners, there were only 7 world wide as of 2007/08 IIRC.
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