Well, This Throws a Spanner in the Works...

 Proving the old adage that a repaired panel crack will almost certainly open up again...

...I discovered that the repaired seat riser panels had indeed split open while the body's been in storage.

Just another day in the life of a restorer.

So, I have two options.

One is to ignore the cracks and suffer their existence.

The other option is to veneer the panels.  The panels cannot be replaced.  The body and seat riser are one unit.

Veneer options include wood veneer (bending plywood), fiberglass and Formica.  I am leaning toward fiberglass.

Opinions welcome.  In the meantime there's no crying over spilt milk.  All my antiques have developed or re-opened cracks in panels and there are lots of places I should have skinned the damaged panels.

There is always something to learn.  Anyway, I had set out to remove the floorboards for painting and that is done.  I'll keep working on other parts until I decide what to do here.