I have no idea what the car is & as far as her continuing her art, yes she did in several ways. From painting, wood carvings, silver & turquoise jewelry & leather goods. While living in Tucson & doing leather she bought out a leather company in S. America & had shipping container or leather show up at her shop one day. Needless to say, she never had to buy any leather to fill her orders.
These days she's a retired 60yr old left over hippie from the 60's & has been living in a trailer on 60 acres north of Sacramento for the past 35 years. These days she's doing good to maintain the property because of her back & neck issues...joe