Originally Posted by coal9011
ever since my old dad rear-ended a Ford Corsair while looking at a bird in a mini skirt in the 1960s

Coal9011 Classic - your dads a legend!
Why are we even debating the rear blind ? i have never used it in the past 5 years must admit i didn't even know it was there for the first year or so! what a waste of time specification for a UK car.....