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This evening I spent some time taking the final pieces out of the trunk. This included the trunk latch and gas-filler tube apparatus.

The trunk lid has a metal loop piece on a bracket that bolts into the underside of the lid (not shown). That loop secures the trunk shut by catching the latch mechanism. Side and front views of the latch are shown below on the left. After I removed the four latch screws and latch itself, the key tumbler behind was visible. The tumbler was held in place by a black metal clip on the inside of the trunk. The tumbler turns a pin that opens and closes the latch. In order to remove the tumbler I had to pull out the cotter pin that held the tumbler to the pin piece. I then removed the remaining pieces attached to the trunk that allow for the filling of the gas tank from the rear. I slid the metal filler tube out from the body after removing the key-lock cap. Then I unscrewed the vent tube bracket and pulled up the black rubber gasket that surrounds the fill tube of the gas tank. I also removed the remaining heater and radiator hoses that run into the cabin (cockpit?) from the engine bay. Here are a couple of pictures where those hoses penetrate the firewall on the interior (left) and engine bay (right). They were already disconnected on both ends, so I just pulled them off the car's body. Finally, here is the latest view of the car from the rear.