Last issue, our investigation into why the bonnet did not sit squarely between the front wings got slightly more involved than we had expected, but did at least turn up nothing more serious than a rusty front valance. This issue our story takes a turn for the worse as removing what appeared to be a small patch of lifting body filler revealed a mess of bodgery and rust. Such is life though, and with the help of Alan Denne we can fix it, but it does reinforce the point that you should not buy a classic unless you are prepared to invest time, money, blood and sweat into it. You’d be well advised to also set aside some additional cash well beyond the purchase price, because very few classics won’t be hiding some or other nasty after 50 years or more on the road.
There is not really any need to tell the story here of the rust we found, because that is covered nicely by the pictures and their captions. Very briefly though, the Rover had gone in all the usual P4 places at the back, and while some of
