If I remember correctly, the 1800cc 'B' had a 0 - 60 of around 12.5 seconds didn't it? We considered that fast back in the '60's and '70's!
Mine had chrome wire wheels. One sunny Saturday morning I decided to do a proper job on them with the widely advertised Solvol Autosolve, it took an hour to do each wheel off the car, and looked fabulous, sparkling in the sun afterwards. My wife, thinking I wanted a little drive asked me to go to the shops for some food, which I readily agreed to. On returning the wheels were covered in a fine film of dust and had lost all their sparkle and looked no better than before I started. I've always avoided wire wheels after that, even on my current toy, a Morgan.