I checked out my first All-British Field Meet in Bellevue this weekend, and now that I know this show exists, I’m going to be going back every year. I might wear slightly less-stupid shoes next time around, though, so I don’t end up having to spend the duration of the show barefoot on the hot asphault. Lucky for me, a lot of the nicest cars were in the shade anyway. Check out the full gallery of across-the-pond iron over in our Events section!

That’s a Ford 302 from an ’85 Mustang that rumbles beneath the hood of this little MG, piped through a gnarly set of custom-made through-the-fender headers that terminate in dual side-dump glasspacks. I love how the car keeps a refined look despite its wild insides, though the exhaust tips poking out in front of the blacked-out Triumph wheels give it away somewhat. The owner, Craig, says he doesn’t really get a lot of hassle from the pursits about this conversion, because there were so many MGs made that the "sacrifice" of a few here and there to build fire-breathing street beasts doesn’t ruffle too many feathers. I got the contact info from him for the guy who did his headers—I’m hoping he can fab up something similar for my Eagle!

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