Classics left to die/rotting pics
Discussion
Robin Hood said:
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Methinks Jack Whelbourne has been watching just a bit too much 'For the Love of Cars!'
Still, the shell is probably useable. likewise the suspension, wheels etc.,........
Doesn't sound too bad when you think of it in those terms! However, I doubt that a Capri in a pond has the cachet to make it worth the extra trouble to restore the thing but hey.... Best of luck to them.
Still, the shell is probably useable. likewise the suspension, wheels etc.,........
Doesn't sound too bad when you think of it in those terms! However, I doubt that a Capri in a pond has the cachet to make it worth the extra trouble to restore the thing but hey.... Best of luck to them.
RoverP6B said:
Actually, the All-Aggro didn't rust. It did most other things, but it was built out of good quality steel.
Indeed - both these and the Princess had well designed bodies with decent underseal and arch liners that meant they resisted rust a lot better than Escorts and Cortinas.Yet Minis, Jaguars and SD1 Rovers were truly shocking.
iSore said:
RoverP6B said:
Actually, the All-Aggro didn't rust. It did most other things, but it was built out of good quality steel.
Indeed - both these and the Princess had well designed bodies with decent underseal and arch liners that meant they resisted rust a lot better than Escorts and Cortinas.Yet Minis, Jaguars and SD1 Rovers were truly shocking.
True, but the Series 111 was even worse for rust - all around the bonded in screens etc. Steel quality would have been the same for all BL stuff as the bodies were built at Longbridge or Cowley.
I think some of it was down to the storage of the shells - Princess bodies were built at pressed steel, moved through the tunnel across to the factory and painted/built up as a car. Longbridge was the same. But SD1 and Jaguar shells were built at pressed steel in Cowley and delivered by lorry to Browns Lane/Solihull in all weathers and often stored outside.
I think some of it was down to the storage of the shells - Princess bodies were built at pressed steel, moved through the tunnel across to the factory and painted/built up as a car. Longbridge was the same. But SD1 and Jaguar shells were built at pressed steel in Cowley and delivered by lorry to Browns Lane/Solihull in all weathers and often stored outside.
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