I've managed to get rid of the above noises, and improve the stability by replacing the rear shocks:
look like the originals, no leaks, but lacking damping.

The knocks were clapped bushes:
metal to metal under sudden movement - Knock knock [xx(]


Regards

John H

Who's there?

Steve

Drives a Panda 1000CL [:0] but still has a sense of humour!

Shock horror

you panda owners need something more interesting in your lives