I contacted the owner before it went on Ebay, and was put off by the amount of work it needed, plus the huge distance to transport it!
Needless to say, I could have bought it for a song - but it eventually went for nearly 1k over the top price he hoped to get on Ebay!! Never mind, I've just acquired a gorgeous MkD family, 1958 in red, number VON 631 which is already running happily. Does anyone know anything of her history?