I have seen this shell very recently, well it was me who helped Lee to get it to this position and can vouch that the shell is in very good condition..
Starting from the rear I did give the shell a corrosion investigation
The bottom of the rear panel and lower quarter panels all ok with one very very small repair to
O/s inner corner and invisible to the untrained eye , both complete rear chassis rails are good and the rear towing eye still attached firm..
As stated both outer sills have a couple of holes in and would be a very easy repair if you didn't want the arch kit fitted, rear inner sills and the floor pan which joins the outer sill are solid.
The chassis number is in the floor, still fully legible with the original grey paint around the number.
All bulkhead, inner wings, outer wings and front floor at the bottom of the bulkhead are solid with a small repair to the n/s frt with only the crossmember requiring attention and this only became visible then the crossmember was removed.
Both the chassis and paint tags are on the front panel.
Good solid 16i are becoming increasingly difficult to find in this condition and if you are looking for a shell then I would like to say that it is defo worth a view, you won't be disappointed..and I'm sure Lee will even make you a cup of tea!!
Hope this helps to give people a guideline to the cars condition