MOCAŠ
MB Enthusiast
Remember this from last year's Frosty Cars thread?
Well, I took advantage of the dry weather last weekend to swap the X1/9's shapeless grey cover for a smart new fitted one.
As the old cover came off, I found that the bodywork was in somewhat worse condition than I remembered. Holes, cracks and splits everywhere in the front wings and doors, although it seems pretty sound from the B-pillar backwards.
Before putting the new cover on I thought it best to give the car a bit of a wash - something it did not get before the old cover went on. Given the large accumulation of leaves that had collected next to engine cover, I started off with the dustpan-and-brush method, before moving on to an improvised version of the two-bucket method.
So, the question is: can the car be brought back from the brink, or is it destined to spend the rest of its life slowly rotting away (albeit under a smart new cover).
...the X1/9 has a good chance of getting some attention next year. It was last used around 2007/08, and having been sat under that tree unprotected until I finally got round to putting a cover over it around six months ago, I'm just hoping that it has not developed terminal rot (still looks reasonable outwardly, apart from the moss). I sense a new year's resolution forming...
Just give me the nod!
You might have your work cut out...
This was taken two years ago:
Would be nice to restore it to its former glory, though:
Well, I took advantage of the dry weather last weekend to swap the X1/9's shapeless grey cover for a smart new fitted one.
As the old cover came off, I found that the bodywork was in somewhat worse condition than I remembered. Holes, cracks and splits everywhere in the front wings and doors, although it seems pretty sound from the B-pillar backwards.
Before putting the new cover on I thought it best to give the car a bit of a wash - something it did not get before the old cover went on. Given the large accumulation of leaves that had collected next to engine cover, I started off with the dustpan-and-brush method, before moving on to an improvised version of the two-bucket method.
So, the question is: can the car be brought back from the brink, or is it destined to spend the rest of its life slowly rotting away (albeit under a smart new cover).