So now for an update........
In the intervening years since I first posted, Dad has gone upstairs, we're now in our own house (paying off our mortgage not the landlady's), and I've recently had built a nice big shed in which to home this Crown, its Valiant and Sunbeam sisters, and lots of other stuff. The shed took about a year from go to whoa, at least nine months of that due to COVID, disrupted supply chains, COVID, lots of encores from La Nina, COVID....and of course COVID.
All that aside, now that the Crown is here, I can start to get down to tin tacks, and commence some restoration at last!
Dad had begun the process of getting the car going again, by removing some of the engine's ancillaries, such as radiator, water pump, carb, dizzy - but not much more. He did buy a brand new cam (still in its Toyota wrapping!). So not far from the point where the old 3R can be removed.
Among other things that need renewing, the rubbers/seals for the doors/windows, boot & bonnet are all a bit crumbly as you might expect. I've already contacted 3 different old auto rubber suppliers, but have yet to hear back.
Any other tips for who I should contact?
I'll pop in some more recent photos soon.