MoT was a partial success...

[JimK]

That is to say, parts of my car passed the MoT. Unfortunately, they tested the entire car and some parts failed.

Main things are both rear chassis legs and the boot floor, the nearside cross member end and the area above the offside jacking point. None of it is falling-apart-awful, but it needs doing. There's a few little mechanical things needed too, but nothing really scary.

Maybe another garage would have passed it, but that would have just allowed another year for it to deteriorate so I'm glad it's been picked up now. I winced as the bloke stabbed at metalwork with the poker-hammer-thing, but he's done a proper job and clearly loves old cars. His own collection of two Minors (S2 and S3 saloons), Ford 100E and Model-Y, Beetle and Austin Seven testify to that, and the chap who brought in his 1938 Alvis while mine was under the hammer clearly trusts him too.

So, big bills on the way but Lemming shall ride again. Time to raise some cash, methinks.

[Kevin]

Main things are both rear chassis legs and the boot floor, the nearside cross member end

Maybe another garage would have passed it,

Well I would hope not as they are fairly important areas of strength and support.

[JimK]

Well I would hope not as they are fairly important areas of strength and support.

True, but a light tap from the little hammer may have bounced off. It was a reasonably vigorous jab that went through the offside rear leg - there were no holes but it was very thin.

It was the right result but another garage may have missed it.

[chickenjohn]

Make sure they replace the rusty area with new sections and don't just plate over the top of the rust holes like a lot of MOT garages do.

[JimK]

Make sure they replace the rusty area with new sections and don't just plate over the top of the rust holes like a lot of MOT garages do.

This guy rebuilt his own Minor and understands and loves classics. He knows I don't want patches, just proper repairs.

[dunketh]

Nice to know you've had a through MOT.
From a buyers point of view I've had plenty of experience buying 'Fresh MOT' death traps.
Its amazing what GRP and underseal can mask.

[chickenjohn]

It will be more expensive than the patching, but worht it in the long run!