It Gets Better

Further layers of bondo removed; new surprises revealed. There was obviously some splitting of metal when the Sprite was hit, as evidenced by the weld scar in the photos below.

Scar

Progress

At first I thought there might be holes in the metal as the bondo came off, but thankfully that wasn't the case. The wrinkled condition of the rear doesn't make repairing it any easier, but I could just re-bondo this area if necessary. 


Being the perfectionist I am, new panels may be the more likely scenario.