Well! What can I say? We knew there had been some dodgy work done on the rear left quarter but after the sandblaster finished, we finally got to see what the restorers of yesteryear thought was acceptable.
Looking at the images you see a peculiar dimpled effect. like lots of little holes drilled into the metal over which copious quantities of bog was applied.
The strange holes are possible a type of "key" to enable the large amount of plastic filler to hold on.

We just are not sure . . .


But on the bright side . . .

All the sills and edges have been cleaned off with great outcomes!

There appears to have never been any rust in the sills or front behind the guards or in the firewalls. The car is in pristine condition in the places where rust tends to develop. My suspicion that the vehicle has hardly ever seen rain, seems to be correct.

Around the back of te car the story is as expected, she has attracted rear prangs, at least two in her life, but we can rebuild and make her look as good as new (maybe better).

It is a bit depressing looking at my beautiful mustang in such a grotty condition, can't wait to see the result.

Have placed a sizeable order with Mustangs Unlimited in the US for a bunch of new bits including bumpers, rubbers and mirrors.