You got a great deal for around here. Don't do a thing with the lettering. It's free advertising for the former owner,so what? If they were concerned (and I'm sure they're not) they would have removed it before selling. The required area code isn't even on there,which let's anyone with a brain know it's an old number on an old truck anyway. Seriously,if you touch any of that you're making a big mistake. There is a way to get it off but I'll never say. This gives so much cool factor it ain't funny. That truck is the real deal that others are imitating. Don't touch that paint! You can thank me later for being so insistent