Lloyd,
Do you think it would have gotten bent even though it never hit the curb? It came to a stop from tires skidding, not impact, fortunately.

I reassembled the previously-cut panhard bar today. A smaller section of pipe was welded into that they would fit together long enough to get it somewhere where it could be welded securely. However, the 'new' panhard bar showed me that there are more problems than I can fix on my own. The normal length panhard bar is too short. With the direction that the axle moved, that is backwards- if everything else were aligned, it should be too long, not too short. I can see that the mounts for the bar are bent. The trailing arms don't look bent to me. The axle measures 1 1/8" off center. It drives and tracks well.

Anybody want to buy it? I'll take $1500. A torch, big hammer, and a welder could get it back in running condition. A new axle would be ideal, but in my novice opinion isn't strictly necessary.