Speaking as a working engineer, the factory mangling things is not as rare as one might wish. MIL-TFD-41 is often not followed. Then again, drawings often ask the nearly impossible, or fail to show things clearly. 

In other words, I bet most builders photos include a few goofs. This one's just not so subtle. Certainly the builders photos of the projects I've worked on had plenty of goofs....

Steve

Yep, it is a Builders Photo with apparently mangled end grabs. 
Go figure.
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RJ Dial
Mendocino, CA

Frank, someone posted more info in the other thread:
https://realstmfc.groups.io/g/main/message/195909

Dennis Storzek

Dennis

Do you have a photo of the entire car?

Frank Hodina
Resin Car Works

In a recent message, I've noticed another example of a double sheathed car with no fascia, the metal roof being nailed directly to the car siding.



Dennis Storzek