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This is a 1958 MG Magnette. It is a very classy and sporty 4 door sedan. The interior is wood and leather trimmed and the overall size is not too big. The engine has a sporty rasp to it and handling is reasonably firm. Visibility is ok, a bit hampered by small mirrors (most of the mirrors on these cars are not easily adjustable and practically useless).
The car was fun to drive, but I enjoy taking the open top cars out to Sunday morning shows more than the sedans.

 

Old stuff fills my garage up nicely..

 

Almost to the end of my list..
This is a 1966 Sunbeam Tiger.

The owner only had this car a year or so, but I got to drive it a good amount. There were some electrical and other issues during the sorting out time. This is the car everyone admires. This particular car had a replacement Mustang engine and was very fast and powerful.
It is loafing along at highway speeds with it's replacement 5-speed transmission. The V8 rumble at idle sounded like a cross between a race car and an old pickup truck. At cruising speeds it had a more ordinary sound which was a bit disappointing for me.

This car always ran on the hot side (Tigers were notorious for poor cooling) and would overhead/start spewing coolant on hotter days or sitting idle for too long. there was also a lot of heat that transferred to the passenger compartment. Steering was also much heavier and less communicative than on the Alpine. The extra engine weight made it a more front heavy car affecting the overall balance and handling.

All in all, a super fun car, especially when accelerating.. It always gets lots of admiration, but with the extra heat, steering and balance issues, I personally like the Alpine much better for local around town driving.




Here is a link to a short acceleration run

Sunbeam Tiger by Ernesto Vumbles, on Flickr

and a link to the Tiger at idle

Sunbeam Tiger V8 rumble by Ernesto Vumbles, on Flickr