A fun day with the FUN MG in photos, part 2: The British Invasion, plus a lovely dinnertime lineup

After I got back from my visit with the vintage racers yesterday afternoon, Monique and I took the FUN MG down to the Inn at St. John's in Plymouth. The Concours of America is happening there today, Sunday. As part of Concours weekend they host a variety of automotive events, and last night they had a gathering for all British cars. It was a really fun event with a great variety of cars.

Afterwards, we went out to dinner with some British-car friends and found ourselves in the midst of something truly scenic. Ride along with us...

MGB, Rolls Royce, Mini, Jaguar F-Type, Morgan three-wheeler.

Ken and Melody Klemmer's MG TC. We'll see it again later this evening.

Triumph TR6

Austin-Healey, Triumph TR6, Jaguar XJ6...

... and then an MG TC putts on by.

This Lagonda was lovely.

Lotus, MGB

Monique loved this Invicta.

So this was really cool, a Rolls-Royce Mini. Apparently they built 1,000 of these back in 2018. The interior was every bit as plush as you might expect.

A Reliant Robin three-wheeler drew some of the biggest crowds at the British Invasion. I talked to the guy who owns it and he said it was much steadier around curves than its reputation.

How did it get that reputation?

Top Gear: The Reliant Robin

A nice sample of the variety: a Bug-eye Sprite, a Lotus 3-Eleven, and an old Rolls-Royce.

And that old Rolls was niiiiiiiiice.

Speaking of old Rolls-Royces, this 1909 Rolls-Royce was one of the real stars of the gathering. The details on it were amazing, and the restoration looked immaculate. Let's stop here for a few photos to look closer:

Chauffeur's seating

The second windscreen for the rear passengers

Now *this* is how you accessorize an air hose.

And yes, the rear tail lamps are real lamps.

Speaking of Rolls-Royces, the FUN MG was indeed parked next to one.

At this point I want to point out that the giant puddle of coolant next to the FUN MG did not come from us! It came from a Jaguar E-Type, which is what you should expect when you park a lesser car like that next to an MGB

Another pretty little MGB

Usually I take photos of the exterior of Jaguar E-Types. But this time I was struck by the lovely dash.

Oh, okay, have an exterior photo, too:

Lotus 7

Minis

Morgan

Factory Five AC Cobra replica

Ford Anglia

More Lotuses, these in orange.

Rolls-Royce Corniche. Nice.

Hundreds of *amazing* British luxury and sports cars and what was Monique's favorite? This wee little compact late-1940s Austin.


As the event began to break up, several of us decided to head up to The Garage in Northville, a restaurant in a converted 1930s garage. Much to my surprise, when we got up there with our B, Ken and Melody were waving in the British cars to park in their driveway:

As you might expect, we drew quite a crowd of passers-by. It took quite a bit of patience to catch these pictures of the cars without a crowd around them.

And then after dinner, the British roadsters went on their way....

All in all, an entirely fun automotive day in the Motor City!