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[dad1uk]

Oh the joy of growing old gracefully!    

[Seth]

Got a few bits'n'pieces to do on mine too, when the weather improves.

[Vamps]

Can we put this in to some form of perspective Most of us are talking about 10 year old Migs with some bits of rust, our Gallant, same age is just beginning to go on rear wheelarches.
Seems to me that nowadays a 10 years old car can be found almost as good as new, not in the 60's what could you buy that was 10 years old and nearly as good as new, for a reasonable price.
I think times have moved on, cars from the 70's and early 80's just do not have the same relative shelf life as cars pre60 or post 90 imho

[Bob S]

Hi gents I would just like to add my agreement to the rust comments, I too live on the coast and it plays hell with the metalwork. Will have drivers door passenges O/S/R and bits around wheel arches to do if local s*** stops trying to take away the remaining paint key scratch by key scratch there may be enough to salvage.
Unfortunately cars were not built to last WHAT IS ?

[jerry]

no disagreement here. Of course cars from 70s/80s esp were pretty poor anti-corrosion wise compared with more recent models and it isnt entirely cynical thinking that it isnt in the manufacturers interest to make their cars last as long as they could have . Just saying that, in comparison to some similarly aged vehicles , Ive been a bit disappointed in levels of rust that are now appearing on the mig.Still, like the rest of us , will do my best to rectify the problem.

[jerry]

ACF50 on its way! Looks a useful product. Thanks for the tip Turk