Upper Middle Petrol Head:

Fewer photos and more chat.  I don't know why May, 2021's, Classics by the Beach rolled that way but it did.  I chatted with the owner of this immaculate Mini Cooper S (more on that in a minute).  I got chatting with Eddie about his amazing Lotus Cortina replica.  I also had chats with a particularly accommodating fellow about his very luxe V12 Bentley  Continental,  as well as Phillip, who proudly showed me around the XP Falcon hardtop that he's owned for the last 48 years. This ostensibly stock Cooper S is very, very nice.  Anyone who knows their classic cars understands that the 1275 cc, four cylinder  Cooper S was an absolute weapon, well capable of giving cars with massive power advantages - we're talking big V8s -  a jolly good thrashing whenever the straights gave way to some twisty stuff.  But this car's next level, thanks to a turbo-charged 1275 cc motor from a MG  Metro.    According the Mini's owner, the Metro turbo is more or less an A-series donk, i