My car wasn't in such good condition. I'll post some pictures of pretty much how it was when I got it. I'd removed a few things like bumpers, petrol tank, window rubbers (vandals had smashed all the glass on the car) and removed the speedo as it was looking very tired. I also removed some the bitumen panels, so I could oil all the rusty panels to basically halt the rot that was setting in. I then built a wooden shed around the car to keep it out of the elements.
It was a very original car, the paint (what was left of it) was largely original, but it had a pretty awful blow over at some point in its life in the same Riviera blue, whoever did it also painted the grey sun roof too! The paint was so poorly applied you can scrape it off with a fingernail in places. Also a previous owner had been keen on festooning it with extra lamps and had drilled holes in the roof and door, with some dodgy wiring added to the loom.
The floor isn't as bad as it looks, and initially seemed completely sound, however upon pulling up the bitumen pad inside, several small holes revealed themselves- the floorpans were only primered underneath, and I think the fluting/ribs act as condensation traps.
The off side wing was corroded around the edge. This was purely down to a lack of paint in these areas. There are a few other small areas of minor localized corrosion in the rest of the body, and the parcel shelf had the usual butchery around the engine compartment. All of the underside was covered in surface rust poking through the original paint, so the shell is going to require either shot peening or dipping to get the rust off. I'm considering a dual approach, maybe have the door dipped as that is double skinned.
Andy
