Full Description: This car was originally delivered in South Dakota, possibly to Donovan Thorpe. It was then moved from South Dakota to Garden Grove, CA in the mid-1970s. It kept its South Dakota licence plates the whole time it was in CA, with the last known registration being 1985. It was rarely driven, just around the block occasionally to keep it alive. Sometime in the late 70s or early 80s, it was stashed in a garage.
Donovan Thorpe, and he taught auto repair shop. The car may or may not have been worked on by his students. He may have restored the car in the mid to late 70s. He left the car to his daughter, who sold it to Thomas Illick in 2022 in Brea, CA. It is now unrestored but mechanically refurbished, driving around Santa Cruz, CA most weekends.