His collection of over 200 cars was scattered over his very steep property located on what is called Elephant Hill.  The collection seemed to stop in the early 60’s, possibly when the fire struck.  Upon his passing, an estate seller was hired to dispose of the cars and parts.

The land was so steep that they were rolling boxes/containers/ barrels full of parts down the hill to load into the trailer.  I found Model A roadster parts in the dirt.  There are more stories of what happened but that will be for another time. 

Had I not seen these body parts, they too would have been scrapped.  What about the rest of this car?  No one remembered a frame or running gear but they were not car buffs so likely it was scrapped.

El Sereno is close to Glendale where Kurtis was located.  Who actually made it is the question of the day.  Any help would be appreciated.

If you can help Ron identify his aluminum body panels:  Please email me!

"The body parts have been identified as from an early Kougar kit car. Someone that used to own such a car recognized it from the few clues in the pictures.  The Kougar was based on Jaguar running-gear components.  The aluminum panels as used on this early example were later produced in fiberglass and kits are available from England.  This one has found a new home. Thanks for the help."