Too cool for words:

[dafischer]

Originally Posted by ben parrish

"Didn't they have wooden frames back then?"

Yes they did and they still do.

Only the body frame is wood, with sheet metal nailed on. The chassis is steel.
I have the same car, only totally dismantled. It's a rolling chassis, a stack of sheet metal, and a new body frame from the factory in England.
I'll put it together in my spare time.

[911boost]

I daily drive my 68 Buick station wagon for the most part, since it is my airport car, and pretty much the only place I drive to now a days is the airport. Of course, it is a bit more comfortable than an older british car....

Bill

[GDNF2ET]

Back in the early 70s, my brother use to trade cars with his teenage friends..Well, one time he ended up with a Morgan..My Dad said it was the biggest POS he ever seen..I remember him commenting on the wooden frame..It came and went like all cars my brother had..My brother is in his late 50s now and would like to find another..Evidently it had a lasting affect on him...

[onewhippedpuppy]

I have to admit to whussing out from driving an old car daily. My '70 911T was purchased as a DD, it didn't last all that long. I had a 20 minute highway commute (no cruise control), it gets hot in the summer (no A/C), cold in the winter (no heat blower), and had Webers (no automatic choke for winter starts). It was a fun car, but that much "character" eventually gets old. Of course if I lived in SoCal where it's 72 degrees every day, it would have been far easier. On the upside, it was an absolute blast in the snow.

[DanielDudley]

With the wrapped wood body frame, I would be looking to keep that dry. Once they get wet, I am sure they can hold the water for quite a while.

[Jim Bremner]

Originally Posted by MMARSH

Cool, but no thanks as a daily driver. Don't really care for the +4 body style either. But I love seeing old cars like that driving around. Can't beat that kind of patina. I agree Denis, An old unrestored speedster like that would be great.

The designer for Simple brand shoes has a yellow speedster that's got all the patina that you would expect from a car built in the mid 50's

He says that everyday some asks him if he's going to repair it! ( it's in better shape than that morgan.

There's a Mercedes 300sl that runs around west LA that's never been touched. His 100# dog is his co-pilot.

[craigster59]

There's an older gentleman who drives a white Triumph GT6 everyday on Hwy 126, smoking a pipe with a bumper sticker that reads "The parts falling off of this car are of the finest British manufacture"

[NutmegCarrera]

Not quite the same, but I used to (try to) ride a '65 BSA Thunderbolt back & forth to work.
Was a bit more of a PITA than it was worth. Cool ride, but walking around in a shirt & tie but stinking of gas, wasn't so great. (The Amal carbs needed to be "tickled" for starting, and that pisses gas all over your hand). In Wisconsin, the riding season also coincides with hot & humid.

So, I got over it.