17-08-2021, 08:43 AM
Certainly in the case of MK2 Rubies the construction of the framing is quite a bit heftier than earlier models, Bob. The doors alone are a lot heavier. Sticking to that theme, MK1s are odd because Austin introduced a lot of steel pressings to parts like the doors (which they later abandoned). This makes the doors seem less substantial than other models but they are again a lot heavier than an earlier door would be.