I can't say anything about the poor guy's incident with 100% certainty as I am not the one who spoke to him. It sucks to see but it's better to bend a fender by breaking a small part than it is to bend the frame.
Everything else is fine as far AFAIK.
The spindles appear to be stock 65-66 style.
I dunno where he went off, Sieg. I figured you were there and would be able to tell me, haha! I notice the tires aren't anything particularly sticky so there are a lot of possibilities. I could speculate but that's the same as assuming and we all know how that works out.
I wish I could have been there, as I would have asked him, but stuff at home required my attention.