John R Smith
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True enough, back in the day they were all awful, and life with any older car was a constant battle against rust. I remember once jacking up an Austin A110 at the garage where I worked and not noticing until it was too late that the jack had cut straight up through the rotten sill rather than lifting the car (the Austin being no more than ten years old). Car magazines were full of articles on rust treatments, filler and fibreglass "repairs". But it has to be said that the Italians were particularly bad for a while - the Alfasud has already been mentioned, and how many X1/9s do you see on the road now? The manufacturers got away with it because the cars lasted the three years that most new buyers kept them for. After that, it was tough luck sunshine. Whereas my 16 year old Peugeot 205 has no bodyshell corrosion at all - which amazes me, and shows what can be done.
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