I agree Chris L, back in the late 1950's and early 1960's I managed a Shell service station that specialized in foreign cars and saw many MG's, Triumph's TR2,TR3, & TR4's, Jaguar's Austin Healey's,etc. I still admire those automobiles but they weren't very reliable. The USA cars from that era weren't that great either. Anyone care to return to the era of 1,000 mile oil changes, 10,000 mile at best tune ups (points plugs and condenser). Wheel bearing packs, changing the anti-freeze every season. How about the rust issues in that era. I had a 1956 Chevy and it was rusted out by 1959.
(I live in the Toledo Ohio area and they use salt on the road in the winter for you guys in warmer climates to understand our rust issues.)