For now, we are going to clean it up and get it running. I have #257 which I purchased many years ago as a shell and restored pan - this is now painted and being put back together. #247 will help to show where the wiring harness really goes, the exact order of dash switches and lights, screw sizes, rubber profiles etc. For example, there is a small piece of sheet metal under the rear seat area (kind of where the battery would normally be in a VW) that we had not seen before. I think the next step will be to get #247 to drive - while finding out as much as I can about the history, then decide in the future after #257 is finished what to do with #247.
Mark