I'm glad it has been found. Let's remember, in Paul Hewitt's 68 California Special registry Lil'Red was in Dearborn being used as a styling exercise for the future California Special 68 Mustangs. This is why the photos are showing a whole lot of 68 parts. The tail lights, the deck lid configuration, the steering wheel.
Ford stories about crushing: This about sums it up about these stories. Lil" Red isn't the first we've read about this. Prototypes being crushed. Maybe somebody spread the rumour about various cars. IE the 67 GT 500 C'vert, Lil 'Red, how about those Thouroughbred cars, the NASCAR 70 Torino shovelnose. Somebody at the corporate Fomoco sales was up to something I think.