| Clay (may I call you "Red"-?) I fear that 'some' slight
moisture/humidity may have entered the sarcaphgus, but NOT much
clay/soil, for the simple reason that there is no evidense of topsoil
subsidence , over the 'pit' !
Also, Rust never sleeps, but it DOES need oxygen, by
definition--oxidation--to occur, and there should NOT be any continuing-
source of O2 inside the sarcaphagus, and isn't surface-rust sort-of
"self-sealing". Again, I see no sort of 'catalyst' , like
salt-environment, which would propagate corrosion--although direct
water-leakage/drippage  onto the sheetmetal, over 50 years, wouldn't do
the car, any 'good' --THAT's  my guess--localized
minor/moderate deterioration, with minor surface corrosion to exposed
'bare' metal.
Neil
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