And from what I've read here and there on the internet, those Wastyn bikes were built to last-- and my grandfather's would be no exception. The most recent pics I could find, him riding the Death Valley Century in 1988, and the bike in it's "final form" some time in 1992. The same damn bike. Rode it for over 60 years. He rode 2 days before he died in 1996. We should all be so lucky.
I have no idea what ever happened to the bike. I was a kid who rode a bike now and then (and by kid I mean in my early 20s) and didn't really get on a bike just to ride until I got into my 40s, so I didn't know to appreciate it at the time. I did get his photo album, and I guess some of his cycling spirit, so that's pretty cool.