"How?" Without trying, I stumbled upon a project whose owner wanted it to go away. It was a cornucopia of wonderful new & old parts. New tires on new wheels, attached to new brakes and lines. The list goes on and on & I can understand how an owner, or owner's spouse, could grow tired of the time & expense. I made an offer, it was accepted. As I drove off with a loaded trailer I felt like a thief.
But now that darn wing will not get out from underfoot. I have something like a lifetime collection of spares & the majority have found appropriate places to reside until called upon. But that wing ... And it came to me that some Club member may have just had a tree run into their wing, or a gas tank jump out in front of them, that there might just be an aircraft in need.