More from VSCCA @ LRP, 5/7/22:
Cool to see this 964 RSA being used. A car dealer friend of mine had a silver RSA when it was a couple of years old. The tweed sport seats were perfection.
These decals suggest the owner is an accomplished driver and instructor, i.e., knows what he/she/they is doing
Sometimes, in this era when the standard for old-car restorations has become so high, it can be refreshing to look at historic sports cars precisely because they're often still a bit "rough & ready"; perhaps their imperfections made them ideal race-car candidates in the first place? But this Volvo P1800 had been restored to a very high standard ... too nice for the track? Only if the driver bends it!
I'm guessing this is a Jensen-built P1800, and not an "S". More knowledgeable anoraks are welcome to set us straight.
This next one was about as non-sequitur as you could have dreamt-up. A P4 Rover, known colloquially as the "Auntie" Rover. A car for the most discerning yet fusty middle-class (in the British sense of that label) English gent of the 1950's, maybe even into the 1960's?
The windows were open, so did I stick my cranium inside and breathe deep, to recollect the scents of my Motherland? You bet you jar of Marmite I did.
Somewhat akin to diametrically-opposed Super Bee, this car was in gorgeous condition. The Smiths gauges, the (light) wood veneers, the real wool headlining ... all first class.
Worth reading about ... when new, these had some innovation in them:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rover_P4#Rover_100
More to follow.
Thanks for reading the thread,
John