Rare Austin which stood in garage for 50 years discovered... and starts first time!

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Rare Austin which stood in garage for 50 years discovered... and starts first time!


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-garage-50-years-discovered--starts-time.html

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What kind of garage was it in for it to have worn so badly? I understand that 50 years is a long time but how does it just rust and decay by not moving? Someone explain this phenomenon to me please.
 
Dubs13 said:
What kind of garage was it in for it to have worn so badly? I understand that 50 years is a long time but how does it just rust and decay by not moving? Someone explain this phenomenon to me please.
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His father brouth it in 1929 and stopped driving it in 1961. Thats 32 years on the road :yikes:. Moreover, if there was humidity in the garage...
 
Dubs13 said:
What kind of garage was it in for it to have worn so badly? I understand that 50 years is a long time but how does it just rust and decay by not moving? Someone explain this phenomenon to me please.
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It has been driven before. Rock chips remove paint, humidity creates rust and make the paint peel off. 50 years is a LONG TIME. Paint quality and body pannels at the time probably was not the best available either.
 
theoutsider said:
It has been driven before. Rock chips remove paint, humidity creates rust and make the paint peel off. 50 years is a LONG TIME. Paint quality and body pannels at the time probably was not the best available either.
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The body is made of fabric (cloth) for those wondering what happened to it.
 
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