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Old 02-23-2012, 08:54 PM   #8
thstone
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Originally Posted by landrovered View Post
You have not seen rust until you look at British mild steel from the 70s and 80s. Most all examples of this era fell apart faster than British Leyland. I think there might be a relic or two in a special hyperbaric chamber in the British Museum in London but that is about it.
You got that right! My 1971 Triumph TR-6 used to rust while sitting in a warm dry garage in LA. Can't imagine that those cars ever lasted more than three years in the UK.
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