I honestly don't remember where the car was, Charlie. I scanned the entire Metroplex for Skyhook Wireless (the people who make "GPS" for iphones possible) and don't remember where I was that day. Somewhere in the mid cities I think. It was having the upholstery redone which is why you can see all of the innards of the cockpit.
Just to keep this "British car related", I've always loved Brtish sports cars. Back in the early 70's, I almost bought a couple in fact. The one that I really wish I had gotten was a '64 Jaguar E-Type roadster that a local Ford dealer had. It was red with a black interior and top. The dealer redid the whole car with new paint and interior and mechanical work. Back then, they couldn't give those cars away. They were only asking $1,400 for it. My dad would have had to cosign for the loan and he wouldn't because of three reasons:
"It's British, so it would always be breaking down." TRUE.
"It's British, so it would cost a fortune to repair." Also TRUE.
"I know you, and you'd kill yourself in it within a week!" Ummm..probably TRUE.
JWK