TO SUMMERISE – MAIN AREAS OF RUST:

Lower 12 inches of front wings

Lower 12 inches or rear wings

Front Nose Cone/Front Wings – Area around headlight and sidelight.

Top on front wings

Bottom of Doors – Skin and frame

Bottom of doorposts

Sills – Outer, mid and inner.

Wheel arches, front and rear

Estate side window where lower chrome trim is screwed

Back valance

Boot floor

Front edge of boor aperture, for ES rear tailgate aperture, lock area

Estate 1800’s also prone to rust in roof/pillars

Front outriggers on all models

Front floor pans

Crossmember under radiator – check front edge

Chassis rail under front wing – top of inner wing, from headlight bowl to bulkhead

Front Chassis around steering box/idler, anti-roll bar mount and bumper iron mounting

OTHER PROBLEM ARES:

Injection parts for E/ES models expensive new, hard to find second-hand

Interior hard to find in good second-hand condition, particularly armrests – New interiors available but very expensive

Some chrome trim no longer available new e.g. top of rear wing, early front nose cone. Early hockey stick style door trim, trim around ES rear windows/tailgate.

Early Bumpers no longer available new

E/ES Steering Box no longer available new – can be reconditioned but expensive

Petrol Tank only just been reproduced – very expensive, good secondhand tanks hard to find

Rev Counters and Oil/Water Temperature Gauges often do not work on early cars – Can be rebuilt.

Time Clocks on all models rarely work but can be rebuilt