I still have a full head of hair and look almost the same as 25 years ago.............
In the early 80's I came across a local farmer who was into aviation, and liked to rebuild Merlin engines for display. He used to cart one round to car shows on a big trailer.
He wanted an old MG Midget stripping and removing from his barn so one weekend three of us went across to do it, which we managed to do in the day. But what we also found was three other barn finds which he wanted to keep. First was an MGA coupe under a pile of cut wood with not an ounce of paint left on the visible body. In an outhouse were piles of MGA spares, including alloy bonnets and boot lids. The MGA was under a roof but only one side so was exposed to the weather. Next to it was a Jaguar XK120 in the same condition, backed under a roof but with the front exposed, and in a very sorry state. But in the barn with the Midget was a complete but tatty Lotus Elite with Climax engine. At the time it might have fetched £1k, but I didn't have the money or the desire. If I had a time machine I would go back and instruct myself to find the money and buy that Elite and then restore it. I was also offered a rough MGTC for £1k but couldn't afford that either!!!!!
The Elite would have been a better buy in every way.
