Dilema

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snapper8v

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I've a little dilema to address. As some of you may know, I bought my Dad's P6 last September and although the bodywork for a 37 year old car is fantastic, there's a few little blemishes, namely the lip of the NS wing where the paint has been stone chipped away in a couple of areas, rear arches (surface rust at the bottom) rear OS door (again slight surface rust at the bottom). Now the reason that I'm posting up is that the car is original (and has been commented upon, in a good way, by quite a few pasers by) but do I have these areas addressed and lose the originality, but save the bodywork from getting any worse? I know what the sensible answer is (the latter) but am I destroying the cars history? Your thoughts please. Thanks.
LAWRENCE
 
Any rust issues should be addressed as early as possible. Otherwise they will only deteriorate and while you are trying not to destroy the car's history as you say, the car will be self destroyed and it will become history itself!
I may sound harsh but rust is ruthless. Of course you should not respray the whole car because the paint is dull and it has a few stone chips, but you should do something about the early signs of rust that you mention. That's my view anyway...

Demetris



Edited By Demetris on 1204021109
 
It's the old saying "this is my father's axe; I've changed the head twice and the handle four times..." Do what's right for the car, the spirit and history of the car will live on regardless.
 
I'm with the anti rust party!

I can understand you not wanting to really go to town on it, but you have to decide what YOU are trying to achieve. Short of not being hounded out of a rally, I'm not too interested in what other people think!

As far as value goes, I would have thought having visible rust would have knocked more off the value than any possible loss of originality.

There will come a time that something funadamental needs to be done to restore the car to usable / satisfying condition. (Everything made of steel ultimately returns to iron oxide! Dust to dust and all that) In the meantime I would be inclined to get a reasonable body shop to attend to and blend in the affected areas. That keeps it as far as possible as your Dad's car. When the time comes that it requires some major work, then it will start to become your car as well as his!

Chris
 
I concur with all the sentiments above, I would also add that (although you will know the full history) it is fairly unlikely that the car has survived this long without any other repairs.
 
I would like to add something most of us have already found out:
Don't be surprised if that "surface rust" goes a little deeper or further than you imagined.
This is the right time for a very close inspection and exploration so you can save what you have.

Dick West
 
snappersmum said:
Do what your dad would have done - get it sorted !!
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As some of you will have noticed, my darling Mother is snooping around :D, these silver surfers eh??? I can assure you that it's VERY little and will be looked at by some local body shops soon. On a personal note.........will you be making a donation Mum??? :;):
LAWRENCE
 
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