Just bought a '67 Midget 1275 vintage race car. My previous got in a fire and was toasted. The Midget is a lot of fun to drive, but It needs a lot of work as the previous owner was what I would term a member of the country club set, he did pretty and expensive improvements to the car like a scattercam, Pertronix ignition and Tilton hydraulics and roller rockers, but neglected many of the details, for instance the valve cover nut not having a spacer so it bottomed out so not pressure at all on the silicone gasket contributing to the already massive oil leakage from the rear seal. The last British car I owned was an Austin America in about 1970 and had a 850 Mini prior to that. I had forgotten about the world of kingpins, cork seals etc, there will be quite a learning curve. Over the winter I'll be revamping the oil filter/cooler system, changing the rear lsd rear axle from 3.9 to 4.2 and rebuilding the front suspension. Old race cars, about 30 years for this one, are require a lot of work and are money intensive propositions. But the fun of driving them makes is worthwhile.