Description
Excellent condition LHD 1961 MGA Roadster 1600cc in Old English White. Re-imported from Texas, US, in 1990 unrestored but with excellent state of metal work from such a dry climate. Owned by myself for over 25 years since 1996. Full replacement of woodwork flooring panels, wiring loom, leather seats and carpets. Side windows and soft-top convertible roof replaced (Black Mohair). Chrome bumpers and grill replaced. Starter motor replaced. Full SU refurbishment and tune.
In Addition: Original engine converted to unleaded cylinder head. Electric thermostatic cooling fan plus oil cooler added. Modern electric fuel pump added. Stainless-steel exhaust system added. Luggage rack on boot added.
Just recently: In 2022 bodywork refurbished in back-to-metal, panel-by-panel professional bodywork respray in Old English White and followed by a personal re-build. Walnut dashboard added.
Generally: Summer-only driving, dry/ non-salt miles only. Always garaged. Seats, carpets and roof in excellent conditions. No recent MoT (car is exempt) due to experience of mishandling during test (fly-off handbrake not understood by test mechanic).
Agreed Valuation Certified from Lancaster Insurance at £31, 000. Accepting £24, 000 or offers. Megan (the car) is beautiful and most enjoyable to drive. People up here in Argyll wave when we drive through Oban and families take selfies with her when we picnic with her on Ganavan Sands. She is not only beautiful but reliable. I have cruised past cars stalled in thunderstorms, and given lifts to passengers from broken down trains in Cambridgeshire. She has ample room for two, or, with the passenger seat removed, and the roof down, enough headroom to deliver a large potted tree that would not fit in a modern saloon car. She likes weddings and gets invited frequently.
Her new owner will be happy to drive a car built in the mid-nineteen hundreds, when seatbelts were for jet pilots, front wheel drive was for forklift trucks and only racing pushbikes had more than four forward gears. Due to changes in our lives, we have to say good-bye to her, but will continue to cherishing the great time we had together. We hope her new companions can pave her way to many new adventures!
