I have a 1963 Healey 3000 BJ7 that was originally rustproofed when new. This rustproofing has held up well for the past 60 years, and still shows that 95% of the underbody has the material that was applied to the frame and the underside of the body when it was new. The original factory green paint is showing in a few spots where the rustproofing is now missing.
Someone told me that despite the rustproofing and the factory paint on the frame, that the frame could still have corrosion and may need repair after 60 years. The car originally came from Kentucky and has been in storage for almost 10 years now. Can anyone comment on this, especially if you had a car that was originally rustproofed and was used in a warmer climate like the south?
The car was driven a few summers after I got it and never drove in the snow, but not sure if it was driven in the wintertime in Kentucky, but I am told that they did not use road salt in the warmer states like Kentucky during the 70s, the time when the car was in Kentucky prior to my purchase.
Someone told me that despite the rustproofing and the factory paint on the frame, that the frame could still have corrosion and may need repair after 60 years. The car originally came from Kentucky and has been in storage for almost 10 years now. Can anyone comment on this, especially if you had a car that was originally rustproofed and was used in a warmer climate like the south?
The car was driven a few summers after I got it and never drove in the snow, but not sure if it was driven in the wintertime in Kentucky, but I am told that they did not use road salt in the warmer states like Kentucky during the 70s, the time when the car was in Kentucky prior to my purchase.