If the only reason was a noisy exhaust, then a lot of others are at risk. The tatty condition may annoy BIBs, but surely it's not a reason for banning it from the road, without a thorough inspection. I suppose as it's MOT exempt it may have serious safety related problems if it isn't inspected.

Any idea what the unit is down at the side of the driver's footwell?

Petrol tank rusted out

Friend had one with that problem. Stopped to fill up and lost half of it over the next few miles.

IT was and still is a problem with many older cars with steel petrol tanks - the latent heat of evaporation always tends to cool the tank which render it prone to an almost permanent layer of condensation especially when not being used. This caused me real grief a few years ago with my kit car that had a triumph spitfire petrol tank mounted inside the boot. I stored the car for a while after my son was born the fuel tank was rusted through when I re commissioned it. I found a replacement and thoroughly rust proofed it to stop a recurrence.

I had a 1973 Allegro 1750 SS back in the day that was already over a decade old. I must admit I rather liked it, engine was torquey, it had a 5 speed box (unusual then) and the seats were fab.

Edited by Big John on 27/01/2024 at 00:06