I had a 1952 Morgan—which would be a total non-compute to millenials.
It had a wood frame with sheet metal on top. No seatbelts, the seats were just inflatable leather cushions on top of a wooden box, the speedometer was located on the other side of the dashboard so you really couldn’t see it (speed is not that important, it’s the rpms that were important which were on another dial in front of you). A folding windscreen. Turn signals where you physically had to turn a toggle back and forth on the dashboard. . Unsynched transmission, you had to double-clutch through the gears when downshifting. But a 2 liter engine—basically the car was just an engine on wheels. The prior owner told me never to get in an accident because the solid steering post would go right through my chest and then I would smash my head on the metal frame above the dashboard.
But it was a beautiful car, and fast, especially considering when it was built. Basically like an MGTD on steroids.
Not my car but similar (mine was left hand drive): https://www.classicmotorsports.us/1952_Morgan_%204%20%20%20Flat%20Rad_Merrimack_NH_18946473.veh
A Morgan!!!
A friend had one, just for nice Sunday rides.
Was rear-ended at a stoplight and ended up with a cabinet maker doing the frame repairs!!