"Nor did most of the other owners!!! A lot of them now thinking "if only I had....."
And some of them are saying that from just a couple of years back!
Welcome Allison. I'm betting you'll find the answers to all your questions right here. You're off to a pretty good start with ol' YDR. He seems to know a 'little' about these cars (

), and there are a few more here who can fill in the other blanks.
Let me be the first to say that we'd all be interested in ANYTHING your Dad has to offer in the way of information or stories about the car. That's how the history of these things is compiled; from first-hand information.
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OK, so I'm the SECOND one to ask!)