Jennandspence,
I know Pat Pixley will tell you that "Friends don't let friends buy woodrain" but you have to save that barrel decal!
Having grown up in Detroit as the son of a pharmacist, I know that Jim Vernors was a registered pharmacist and that his ginger ale is "a one of a kind soft drink"! Especially when it is poured over Stroh's French Vanilla ice cream to make a Boston Cooler.
As far as the rest of the machine, I think that the yellow and green color scheme incorporating the Vernor's Gnome is the best!
I used to sit on the curb across the street from the Vernor's plant on Woodward every year for the J.L. Hudson's Thanksgiving Day Parade when I was a kid. I always liked the big neon sign with the gnome.
Good luck with your restoration!
Tim
