Yay! I picked a car that provoked conversation, and I learned a fair bit! Had just seen my first, thought it looked great (that's the first photo in the OP) and wondered what others thought.
Would have been Cool if they had used the legendary Rover V8 engine. But then someone came up with the brilliant idea of welding togethet two Dolomite inline-4 engines and thought that was better. The T-bar roof is nice, though. And let's not forget that beautiful Italian styling.