I would tend to agree Julian upto a point, the parlous state of UK roads today, don't help the enjoyment of the trad. Had I tried for the first time a trad on today's road,s rather then the roads of 40 years ago, I doubt whether I would have bought one.
The gulf has also widen considerably between contemporaneous sports cars and Morgans over the intervening years., the likes of MG and Triumphs were often just as basic and crude as the Morgan was back then. In fact I thought my Ford engined 5 speed CVH was an improvement over my MG Midget, I kept for high days etc..Don't think I could say the same with a MX5..........and on the right occasion any open topped car can be fun.....my CX feels more like a go cart than any of my Trads by comparison, maybe the extra torque and slightly greasy roads adds that bit more spice into the equation.
Last edited by JohnHarris; 03/01/26 02:34 PM.
