A friend of has a 1918? Gray-Dort. It had been disassembled for more than 40 years, and changed hands numerous times as well. The car was never re-assemble till my friend heard of the car, purchased it, tracked down all the interm owners gathering all the parts along the way. The car has been re-assembled for more then 10 years now and driven lots. Still not restored, left in preserved state.
Happy Ending for a rare car. Jeff