these were an unusual surprise to find on the walk... I'm finally getting into a better neighborhood for cool cars

It's RARE to see a cool old mini. I don't know if I've seen one on walkabout before

MG Midget, I'm pretty sure

 Nissan 300 ZX, once the big dog. I bet a properly sorted out example would be a good competitor for a Corvette. Based on the area being Mira Mesa, central area of all the fans of rice rockets, and ground zero of Fast and Furious fandom from day 1. Plus based on the looks of this, I'm guessing this was put into a permanent time out by the cops, and maybe the owner has some nutty idea about hanging onto this instead of selling it, in order to fix it up... like every nutter without a plan does.