I'm from Denmark. There are not many MX-3's on the streets here any more. Most are eaten away by rust, mainly due to the weather and the fact that we use extreme amounts of salt on our roads in the winter.
My car is 15 years old now, but in quite good shape. It gets a complete anti-rust treatment every 2 years. I've had it for 4 years now and love driving it.. actually I got my drivers license in an MX-3, some 17 years ago
Your question made me double-check the license plate lights.
I do have lights, but not very strong ones:
But there is direct access to the iron-plate, on which the lights are attached. Should there be something covering the area marked with yellow in this picture?
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