Archive for September 29th, 2009

When I bought my 110, way back when.  I was lead to believe by the seller that there was very little rust in it.  He made mention of a few points that were a concern but there was certainly nothing major and it was in fact, “The best 240K I’ve seen, as far as rust goes and I’ve owned a few.”. Sure, it’s a line, I realise that, I’m not entirely stupid.  What I did not realise was the extent of the deception.  So without further delay I shall bring you fine observers up to speed with the stripping back to metal of my C110.  Firstly, here is what I began with, from the rear;

Obvious signs but not all bad, right?

Obvious signs but not all bad, right?

BZZZT! Wrong.  Sure, it’s not entirely cheese but it’s hardly fantastic.  Observe!

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