Allan, I have a photographic memory as well.....under developed and overexposed
Talk about smells in vehicles, a bloke did the hose on the exhaust pipe trick to end it all and it worked. The body wasn't found for a week or so. It was an MG. He had the top on when he did the job. To sell the vehicle they changed the carpets and upholstery but if you left the car in the sun for a while the smell came back. The car was not sold due to the smell, so to recover costs it was wrecked out into spares.
That is a true story!