Talk Morgan Forums Community Vehicle Talk (non-Morgan) So what other non Morgan classics have you owned ?

Totally get the love for Morgans but what other classics have others owned and pros and cons of such cars ?

I’ll start with my current classic and add others later. Have always loved the look of Lotus Elan Plus 2 since seeing one locally as a kid. Decided around 3 years ago to start seriously looking and came across way too many cars that needed restoration of fibreglass body which is often not economical vs value of car. Also found too many having the quick paint blow over to try and cash in on the classic car price rise

So 6 months ago finally managed to find a fully restored car that had been done 2 years ago, allowing any faults in bodywork restoration to come to fruition. This car was near faultless so duly bought.

Pros :

• After way too many modern sports cars, including lotus, it was good to get back to basics and enjoy “pure” driving. Love the car and hopefully will be able to keep it for many years.
  Love the look of the car vs modern bulk
  Can have fun without losing license

Cons :

• Fuel leaked from petrol cap - now sorted
  Have annoying creak from dash area meaning I will to take it sort at some point
  Wanting to use it in CV lockdown

Hold on tight......

9 MGBs including 2x V8s
3 triumph stags
2 MG Midgets
Tr6
Spitfire
Moggy minor
Reliant scimitar
Dolomite Sprint
6 minis including 2 coopers
Riley Elf

Probably missed something too...

That Elan is stunning !

Nothing too extravagant for me. I had a couple of MGB for a while. This was the last which I loved to bits, did a lot of work on that. Its in France now.
And an XJS which was super cool, loved that car too.
Thats it really for me

Sunbeam Imp Sport
Lotus Elan SE
Triumph Spitfire
Jensen CV8
Jensen Healey
Porsche 911S 2 litre
Jaguar XJ12 carb.
Peugeot 205 GTI 1.6 and 1.9
2CV Dolly

Best car to drive was the Porsche and everything still worked after 130,000 miles.
Worst car for corrosion was the Porsche built just before they started galvanising

MG Midget Mk1
MG Midget Mk3
Lotus Elan S2
Lotus Elan +2s/130
Mini
Mini Clubman
Porsche 356
Caterham 7
Mini ERA Turbo
TVR Griffith
TVR Cerbera
Morgan +8

Worse to drive Porsche 356
Best to drive? really depends on Age, Location,. but I would say the Lotus +2

Classics were mainly bikes but car wise I had a Triumph Spitfire MKIII and a 1969 Midget.
Both fun & I used to commute across London in the Spitfire till a lorry decided to reverse over it

I sold the midget to H Thorne to buy my first Morgan. The Midget really was a fun car , like driving a go cart.

Same for me ...mostly bikes ..... Triumph GT6, Series 2 Landrover, Scimitar SE5 and an oval light Econoline van ..... pretty short list on the car front really

K

Had:-
MGB GT oh the joy of rust,
Scimitar SE5
Mog +4 Duratec

Still got:-
Elan S4
Elan +2

Looking for +4 Mog.
Cheers
John

Love the colour of the Elan!

Here's mine

1960 Frogeye Sprite
1963 Ford Consul Capri
1979 MGB GT
1972 MGB GT
1994 MGB
1964 MGB Ex California Rust Free Restored
1995 MG RV8 3900 Miles From New

Best cars, the 1964 MGB and RV8 because they were immaculate and rust free. I had both at the same time and the 1.8 MGB was actually a nicer car to drive than the 3.9 litre RV8. A purer design and classic driving experience and you could drive the MGB to its limit which was surprisingly high. The MGB is the reason I have a 1.6 litre Morgan 4/4.

Don’t laugh . I had some MGBs but the most fun car I ever had was an MG Metro