Door and body rot were often a problem on these cars. May I suggest yearly spraying all the suspect areas (wings, doors and under the doors) with Waxoyl (spelling?) or similar.......and keeping a very close watch on them.

Nice car, never had one but I drove quite a few owned by friends.....

Ah the gt6 I saw one in the late 70's for my first time and was so enamored I tracked down the owner and got him to sell it to me.This began a long love hate relationship with the Prince of Darkness.Ever hear the joke .. Why do English people drink warm beer ? Lucas refrigerators. That car was fast and hot I remember getting stuck in traffic on Cape Cod I used a can opener to cut vents in the firewall .I eventually went to MGB for a better design but for raw speed ( It's A miracle I'm Alive) and unique handling and looks that car was very cool. I have a mint 78 MGB in the garage that pissed me off so I'm punishing it till it learns a lesson .I still have parts for that car from 30 years ago need any?

There were several GT6 models with quite a lot of differences, even in the body shell and glass believe it or not!

Also engines with different BHP and other differences, so one must be careful with spare parts!!

Its amazing what around 100BHP could do with a light construction (in comparison to today's cars!! At least most of them...

Years ago, many fiber glass part manufacturers produced lightweight parts to replace rusted out panels on many sports cars, not just the GT6. E-Type bonnets in F.G. were not only lighter, they had larger swellings for the front wheels as the original bonnet (hood for the USA) was damaged if you went through a pothole fast and bounced the wheel up to its full limit, as it hit and damaged the bonnet!!!! Not everyone liked the extra high clearances, I rather liked it!!

You could also change a Mk II Sprite into a quasi MK I (Frog eye) by replacing the bonnet, most people hardly noticed the rear end differences.....the engine was the same "A" series, but with a larger capacity.....