Yes, and the mystery is solv-ed! The Spridget Contingent:
The red Sprite is Jim Curtice, who was also in SMOG back then. That car was root-beer brown then. It's probably in one of my old Instamatic pictures, but man, are those images small! He remembered Bob and Sheila's car and when he went to get a plate for his, it was available! So it's still in the family, so to speak!
Nancy and I are in MOASF and were there at 0600 helping set up.
Next year's featured car is the Sprite, as it hits Social Security age (aaaargh!), so we'll be there in our Bugeyes -- if you know of any other SMOG folk, let's try to get everyone together then! Jim says Dick Santana is still local, but he's been making the 1940 Ford scene lately. I'll have to get to a Good Guys meet and see if it's so.
Hey, give me ten month's notice and I can (probably) get my car running for it!