I have to say I've thoroughly enjoyed the car. Even without any mods the sheer power is remarkable - (late last summer the accelerator jammed as I was pulling away from a T junction - the whole car spun round on itself almost within it's own length, hit a central bollard and came to rest alongside the oncoming kerb - so quick that I had no time to worry, it meant a poorly sill got repaired on the insurance and illustrates the potential of the big V8). So avoiding the wet might be a good idea...it wheel spins easily when pulling away on a wet road.
Otherwise I can't really comment on handling at high speed as my suspension set-up is not up to it - I plan this year to fit the new improved shocks etc produced by Gerry Hawk, for now set up is rather soggy.
The seat is very low down, with slightly offset pedals, I'm 6ft 1 and it is mildly annoying buy tolerable. Everything else is great...plenty of very knowledgeable experts willing to restore - at a price...currently thought to be about £120K plus for complete restoration, and a handful of helpful individuals with sources of arcane parts.
Advice can be patchy - it seems that no-one really knows quite what was used to build much of the trim for these cars and the limited number mean that new tooling is going to be uneconomical.
Still - what a car - I highly recommend it.
Cliff.
