As a kid growing up near Detroit, Mr. Hans Abrahams was surrounded by American muscle cars. His father, however, hailed from Britain and introduced young Hans to the wonderful world of 1960s European Rally Championships. When Hans was old enough to begin buying and working on cars of his own, he quickly discovered that his car tastes had a theme. "I love the idea of a car that, basically stock off the showroom floor, was taken to the great roads of Europe and thrashed to the end of its life," says Hans of his automotive proclivities. Hans's cars now include a Canadian-built 1967 Volvo 123 GT, a 1966 Sunbeam Tiger Mark I-A, and a 1965 MG B. And when Hans cranks the ignition on these cars, you'll abandon just about every notion you have about staid Volvo family-haulers and dowdy British sports cars. It was Volvo, after all, that won back-to-back European Rally Championships in 1963 and 1964, and an MG B that carried Stirling Moss through multiple Monte Carlo Historic Rallies.