I knew of this guy more than a decade ago. He was in Gilroy, then Salinas making "new cars out of old".
He would spend months on the road searching out 356's etc. in ANY condition, down to open field hulks. Then....
He'd take two or even three rust bucket 356's and rotisserie weld the best parts together into one car, then tart them up & flog them on the roadside every August in Monterey.
Never disclosed anything to anyone that I know of.
Sad to hear he is stil in action...