I love the Alfaholics cars and the MST Escorts, but both would cost significantly more than my Frontline MGB cost. Mainly because getting a car restored overseas means paying the Duty and taxes on it when it arrives. If I bought a Frontline from the UK it would have cost about double what I paid to get the Australian version made here and not paying import duties etc. on it.
Apart from cost I really want a convertible so a Morgan or MGB or say a Triumph TR4 has more appeal than the Alfa or Escort, plus while other countries make convertible sports cars there is something in me that wants English, I was born in the UK and moved to Australia at 14 months old but the UK car bug somehow got me and has stuck for over 60 years.
If not a convertible I feel this would be my choice
https://www.supercoopers.com/classic The 130bhp to 160bhp Honda Vtec engine in a classic looking mini would probably be similar to the 215bhp Mazda engine in my MGB. I like 1960's UK cars more than anything European, American or Australian, plus I feel like Julian that a restomod UK car is less pretentious than other options.
