In torrential rain highly unusual for So Cal, Neil and I dragged the mutilated frame to his trailer, rolling on a tireless Mustang rim bolted to the Ford 8.8" rear axle. We then pulled the bodywork from a grassy hillside where it sat for almost half a century onto a dolly and put that into chassis and stuffed that into the trailer. The seller claimed there was nothing else left of the car, but we found the steering wheel/column, fuel tank, several gauges and the dizzy. I had crawled into the upper loft and stared right past those the first time. Neil mentioned the horn push and to my surprise, the very disagreeable seller drove to her house and returned with it!
This is likely the end for 595, as it will support the restoration of Jupiters in Oz and anywhere else the parts might be needed. Alloy panels are surprisingly good, scuttle bottoms rotted and battery box bottoms gone. The scuttle bottom and battery boxes sat in the dirt for decades.
- Bonnet cut for XK120 look. The other piece is not pictured