The Fiat was transported to the United States and discovered unused in Arizona.

Following its ownership by the Shoen family, the truck was acquired by the current owner, a vintage racing driver of considerable success. The owner of several Scarab racing cars and restorer of numerous show-winners, he embarked on the sizable project of restoring the transporter, which was complete but in need of restoration.

With his own DBO Motor Racing team cued up for the restoration of a lifetime, parts sourcing commenced with a long, worldwide pursuit. The owner's team of mechanics and fabricators was bolstered by another half dozen or so craftsmen of similar skills with specialists brought in as needed. The restoration of this 80,000-pound rig was certainly monumental, but the talented crew persisted. What could not be properly repaired or refurbished was fabricated from scratch. Any missing Bartoletti badges and logos were recast. The total time invested amounted to an extraordinary 8,000 man-hours over two years.

The original powertrain had been replaced along the way with a more modern, 11.5-liter (about 700 cubic inches) Leyland, turbocharged, six-cylinder, industrial-diesel and five-speed automatic transmission, which ran well after a major mechanical recommissioning and detailing. The basic chassis was intact, although it needed to be stabilized and restored by an outside team of bus-chassis experts.

The bodywork proved the biggest aspect of the job. The original body was stripped off to facilitate the restoration of the chassis and body framework, which was then refitted with almost all new panels, fabricated by hand from new sheet metal stock. Another major undertaking was a complete reglazing, as every original window had been shattered along the way. Amazingly, one pair each of Reventlow and Daigh's RAI team driving overalls still hung in the truck's side storage bay. As they still do today.