LOL Max, they really weren't very good as far as quality and reliability were concerned, but they were "cool" for the era and fun to drive. The high maintainance issue worked to my advantage because I worked in, and eventually managed a Shell station and we specialized in foreign cars which at that time were almost exclusively English or German. We had our drive on lift altered so we could drive the narrow track sports cars onto it. We stocked Lucas ingition parts and spark plugs for all them. We also stocked Abarth exahust systems. Most of the members of the local Sports Car Club of America in our area used our station for oil changes tune ups etc.

While I worked there I got to drive TR2, TR3,TR3B and TR4, MG TC,TD and TL MGA & B, All the Jaguars from that era XK120, 150, and XKE, plus the Jag sedan's. The Austin Healy's were my favorite. Most all the sports cars from that era had disc brakes before we did on their production cars.

They were simpler cars but it also was simpler times. I'm glad I lived in that era. Gas was 29.9 cents per gallon for high octane. Some say today that they don't build cars today like they used to, inferring that they were much better back then. I say thank God they don't. Most were leaky rust buckets.