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[brianmoooore]

And for a bit of Class - The Riley Elf and the Wolseley Hornet.

Bought a fairly new written off Hornet from an insurance company and rebuilt it into a new Mini shell, giving me a luxury version compared to the factory car
Registered it as a brand new car on my 18th birthday. TUO531J

 

[ruston]

Bought a fairly new written off Hornet from an insurance company and rebuilt it into a new Mini shell, giving me a luxury version compared to the factory car
Registered it as a brand new car on my 18th birthday. TUO531J

I had a load of Mini's , I used to repair them as a side-line.
I lived in the country, providing the snow was not too deep they would go anywhere. To be honest forbye the usual gremlins they were quite reliable, and fun to drive.

 

[pc1966]

My first car was a Mini and was generally very good. Rust often gets them in the end, but the only real operational problems was the ignition getting soaked under heavy rain/spray and misfiring.

 

[ipf]

My second was a mini, 2yr old 1000, without a scratch, for a grand.
First was a '62 Triumph Herald for £60 (LV 6571)....sold after 2yrs for £70.
That number plate would be worth a fair bit, these days.
Morris Minors all over the place with a fair few Austin A40's too.
Those elf's and hornets were a class up. Even then, BMC were taking over the smaller private firms.

 

[ruston]

My second was a mini, 2yr old 1000, without a scratch, for a grand.
First was a '62 Triumph Herald for £60 (LV 6571)....sold after 2yrs for £70.
That number plate would be worth a fair bit, these days.
Morris Minors all over the place with a fair few Austin A40's too.
Those elf's and hornets were a class up. Even then, BMC were taking over the smaller private firms.

I had a 1959 Riley 1.5 , twin one and a half inch carbs, Nice interior ,walnut veneer dash. like the proverbial off a shovel. Basically a Morris Minor chassis . It was prone to rust too. I think they were all prone to the tin worm then, even the higher marques ,particularly Jags.

 

[Mike Johnson]

Vauxhalls were the worse cars for rust back in those days, except for Lancia of course.

 

[pc1966]

Other than Volvo (I think) most cars rusted like mad until about 20 years ago when they all seemed to get much better. But some (e.g. 70s Vauxhalls) seemed to go before they were paid off, let alone 5-10 years of life!

That used to be a typical bloke's Saturday activity, if not at the football it was rubbing down and repainting rusty bits on their cars!

 

[DPG]

I'd have said the Fiats back then were among the worst. But as above , they all rusted, even some of the prestuge brands. Weren't E type Jags well known for poor metalwork?

 

[Mike Johnson]

Some manufacturers where more switched on than others, Porsche started hot dip galvanising the 911 in 1975.

 

[Mikegh]

The Japanese were dire then in the 70s/80s for rust if memory serves

 

[telectrix]

The Japanese were dire then in the 70s/80s for rust if memory serves

no worse than british rust boxes. i once bought a 1968 Anglia at 3 years old. chassis welding required for MOT.

 

[Zerax]

Alot of the problem with our cars rusting... is all that highly corrosive salt that the general public demand is spread over the roads every winter... and all because we insist on using summer tyres when it's icy !

 

[telectrix]

even winter tyres are useless on ice, unless you are 4wd and lsd. even then you'll have sometracrion but still skid. onlty thing is studded or spliked tyres.but is it worth the epense for sa couple weeks of icy rods. bring om global warming. problem solved.

 

[Intoelectrics]

even winter tyres are useless on ice, unless you are 4wd and lsd. even then you'll have sometracrion but still skid. onlty thing is studded or spliked tyres.but is it worth the epense for sa couple weeks of icy rods. bring om global warming. problem solved.

That's ok, we will all be going around in boats by then, when the sea level rises, so no need for tyres. Though the salty water may still present a problem for the tin boats ?

 

[nicebutdim]

That's ok, we will all be going around in boats by then, when the sea level rises, so no need for tyres. Though the salty water may still present a problem for the tin boats ?

Still need them as fenders.

 

[telectrix]

or Burns?

 

[ruston]

no worse than british rust boxes. i once bought a 1968 Anglia at 3 years old. chassis welding required for MOT.

They were notorious for rotting at the strut tops and rear spring hangers. The rest of the car was in a rush to keep up with them. Particularly the front wings around the headlights.

 

[telectrix]

They were notorious for rotting at the strut tops and rear spring hangers. The rest of the car was in a rush to keep up with them. Particularly the front wings around the headlights.

mine was actually the rear chassis close to the spring hanger.

 

[pirate]

Fenders, eh?

 

[Micktw68]

Fenders, eh?