Local spotted survivor: In my opinion a good, superficial buffing would sort this troubled beast out, some bondo-epoxy applied here and there along with cleaning up the obvious carbon deposits on the valves. Tyres could do with renewal too, an oil change and then your good to go for another thirty years*. People forget the old Range Rovers and Discos had loads of utility parts from the Leyland logistics bin. Switch gear and electrics from the Sherpa van, dials and clusters from the Morris Marina. Things were simpler then and cash was king.
Actually not so, some still complain about the instrument screens and window switches on current Maserati cars coming from Jeep or Chrysler and the amount of standard Volkswagen bits and pieces that are common to Porsche, Audi and Lamborghini models. It's all the same mass produced, out sourced, economies of scale stuff and ultimately it all turns to rust eventually. Either that or it's indestructible plastic waste that'll be with us for another 10000 years. Happy motoring.
*Maybe an EV conversion / heart transplant with a Tesla dual motor, front - induction / rear - permanent magnet set up?
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