Local cars

Few interesting cars at the late season meeting of Locks Heath classic car club, guessing this cute yellow convertible is an Austin 7?

Always nice to see a Cobra'  whether a kit or a rare original, this one looked good enough to be an original, either way this hardtop version looks great and certainly had the muscle and horse power to match the looks!

This Hilman Imp has a long racing history, I really should have taken photos of the history which was on display inside the car. 

The Competition Department of the Rootes Group developed a 998 c.c. Imp  based on the successful Works Team Imps back in the day which did very well in International events.

Coke bottle Corvette, if you're going to have an American sports car this is the one to have.

of course if economy is on your mind one of these might be the answer, I can remember seeing them in he early 60's, cheap to. but and run, certainly in late 1950's UK austerity, plus the advantage that they would be driven on a motorcycle license, which many folks had as motorcycles were popular transport in post war Britain.

I've long thought that a 60's Mustang would make a good daily driver, even in the UK, modern paint protection systems to keep the dreaded rust at bay, the 289cc V8's are reliable and spares are available, power steering and automatic would make for a relatively comfy drive.

Some interesting front suspension on this Model T, apparently it's a circa 1916 model with no brass as that was required by the US military so Ford switched to steel radiators, as I recall this suspension was to give better control and movement over the then largely unmade roads.