Aww.. I had many variants or over 20 years always popping in a BMC diesel and autobox into estate cars both Marina and Ital, wind up the front torsion bars to get the ride height correct along with an extra leaf on the rear springs and off you go. I did 100,000 miles in one in 2 years and it was as good when I sold it as when I first got it. Oil & filters every 2000 miles and grease the trunnions every 2 weeks, never a rattle clonk or breakdown and 50 mpg all day long
. OK it was no frills but after all I only wanted to get from A - B cheaply and reliably and that's what I always got!