I'm not sure that trads were ever actually 'designed'.........🤷🏻‍♂️..... if they were it was the thick end of 100 years ago......😁
They were probably more of a process of evolution with each addition made with little regard for what came before or will be needed after......😁
So...... with a century of bodging and fiddling by MMC there's hardly and wonder that the whole package is a compromise.......
However....... it's probably what makes them so good.......🤯

Cobra brake light........... a monstrous carbuncle, to quote HRH....... I know why it's there and it is probably vital..... but it looks terrible (imho)......
It is the first thing I take off, the look of the car is instantly improved by its removal........!!🤷🏻‍♂️

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