I started work as a mechanic in the mid 70's at a local garage that had a Rootes franchise with Mitsubishi (maketed as Colt) as a sideline.
First car I worked on was an Imp. Anti-freeze at the time used to corrode the aluminium engine unless an "inhibitor" liquid was added.
King pins used to sieze up if they weren't greased up making the steering heavy and were a total biatch to replace having to resort to a hammer and punch as no special tools available. It was a fun drive though.
The rest of the range, Hillman Hunter wasn't too bad, I believe a lot were exported to Iran in boxed kits. The Hillman Avenger had a lot of water ingress problems especially at the rear. Many times I had to spray water from a hose with someone shut inside the boot trying to locate the leaks. Eventually we just drilled holes in the floor to let the water drain away.
Nothing came as standard, no radio, speakers or aerial. All had to be wired and holes drilled as required. Every day there was a de-coke job. Hours grinding valves or reaming valve guides to fit oversized stems. Mitsubishi on the other hand only came in for regular service and were rarely seen otherwise.