[amazondean]

[QUOTE. For a car that looked pretty decent it just shows you don't know what lurks .[/QUOTE]

Thats why i say you should always carry a magnet when looking at a purchase. I dare say it had its fare share of filler on the bottom sections.
Looks like the restorers are doing a proper job of it though. Those sills will need to be filled with some kind of wax treatment though, as now you have lost those galvanised originals!