I just called her. She is totally resigned to never seeing it again 
She is in the music bizness and she and the car were once the subject of a magazine artickle

Oh I'm so sorry for her, really.
I'd be absolutely besides meself if that happened to me tbh.
I get emotionally attached to them, even though they are 'only bits of metal'...apparently....so 'they' say...arseholes.

Pass on my regards from a truly dedicated lover of classic cars, and tell her really hope it turns up.
Bit of a forlorn hope, but you never know.
