I am posting this info rather late in the game, but for a few hours more there is a parts-only 2001 Prius on ebay for 99 cents.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...RK%3AMEWA%3AIT

Photos suggest that the hybrid system *might be* intact. Flatbed it from Pennsylvania to your shop and dig in.

DAS