My very first car was a British Racing Green 1959 MGA Fixed Head (Brit for Coupe). It was 5 years old when I bought it. It was simply the worst car I ever owned with regard to reliability and comfort, but it was so cool looking and so much FUN that I’ve recently been looking to replace it. Wish I had kept in the garage. Good examples are in the $20+K range today.
(Yes, I am that old.)
In 1970 at age 22, my wife and I bought a roadster. We were in the show room and there was another couple looking at the floor model. That ol’ guy turned to me and asked if we had kids yet an I told him, “No.” He said, “I’m 64, if you don’t buy this, you will be my age before you get one.”
That settled it. We bought a new mid-engine Porsche 914 for the outlandish price of $3987.00 that afternoon.
My brother bought a brand new orange-red 1972 MGB GT in the fall of '71. A fun little car. He drove it daily for 10 or 12 years, then stored it in a friend's barn on a Virginia farm. Seven or eight years ago he recovered it, had it shipped home and made a project of it.
The engine has been rebuilt, the interior spiffed up and a new coat of paint applied. He drives it a few times a month, usually to the pub for the Irish session, and displays it in British car shows. He has not complained of any electrical glitches- yet.
My favorite was my '56 Triumph TR-3. I wish I'd stored that away instead of selling it!
My brother bought a brand new orange-red 1972 MGB GT in the fall of '71. A fun little car. He drove it daily for 10 or 12 years, then stored it in a friend's barn on a Virginia farm. Seven or eight years ago he recovered it, had it shipped home and made a project of it.
The engine has been rebuilt, the interior spiffed up and a new coat of paint applied. He drives it a few times a month, usually to the pub for the Irish session, and displays it in British car shows. He has not complained of any electrical glitches- yet.
My favorite was my '56 Triumph TR-3. I wish I'd stored that away instead of selling it!