Nuwara-Eliya - Hill Climb 2

I'm gonna give you a good fight; and I guess the best man will win but we guys give you a fair chance: and let's see how you guys can fool yourselves!
With the gauntlet thrown down, I sought the advice of a very old racing hand... At 94 years of age, T.S. Ginasena’s wheels are turning a lot more slowly than they were 60 years ago.
Back then, in his radically modified ‘M G’, T.S. Ginasena was the first Sri Lankan to beat the British, and win the Mahagastota Hillclimb...
And why did you call it ‘The Magpie’?
M G – pie.
In 1939, he clocked 45 seconds  knocking more than a minute off the record held by Englishman, Roger Davies.
It was a shock to the tea planters’ establishment. Davis didn't even turn up to accept second prize. But T.S. Ginasena isn't too proud not to offer a few hints to this budding neo-colonialist.
Right up to the floorboards! Open the vents!
I had to find a vehicle; and fast!
She's a beauty! It looks a bit old, though! Does she run?
In Nuwara-Eliya, I stumbled across Ananda  and his accomplice, known only as ‘The Mechanic’; and their collection of good old British cars...
Are you sure it works?
– Sure.
They confidently assured me that within 24 hours they’d have a fifty-year-old Standard 8 Convertible fit and ready to race .