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RIP (Rust In Pieces) PTE!
How bad can a BGT get through daily use? Well, not having a clue when buying
the car doesn't help, but over 3 years and 30k miles of daily use really
punished PTE. When it was finally decided it needed replaced the following pics
were taken to demonstrate where the tin worm can take hold! Remember, the back
end of the car is excellent following the accident
2 years ago. So if you are looking at a B, don't forget the back!
This is the first lot of pics, taken when the car was still on the road, more
will be added when it gets dismantled! Click on the picture for a larger view.
 
| The front wing shown rust. The other side was better,
with rust just bubbling from under the chrome strip.. |
The drivers door is rusted through. The passenger side is
just beginning to show bubbling. |
 
| The drivers front seam is well gone, and it would be screen
out for repairs to the scuttle panel. You can bet there will be a mess in
there as well!! |
Again, the passenger side is in much better shape, but
heading the same way. Give it another year or so and it would have been as
bad! |
 
| The inner wings have not escaped the rust, with the driver
side here. |
And the passenger side also in need of TLC. |
 
| The bulk head also shows that there is rust in the core of
the car! Almost impossible to repair properly once it is in the box
section here! |
And the structural sill! Missing in action on the passenger
side! |
 
| This was the drivers side, just before patching 18 months
ago. So it would also need repaired properly. |
A quick wiggle with a screw driver dug this from the hole,
so I suspect there was not much of the inner sill left! |
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Iain's 1970 MG BGT
