Highlights
- One of only 219 MGA MK2 Fixed Head Coupes built
- Comprehensive rebuild just completed in 2025
- Engine rebuilt 3,000 miles ago by Browns & Gammons
- Recent gearbox rebuild by marque specialist
- Only 8,000 miles covered in the last 46 years
- Just 6 former registered keepers
- Voluntary MOT to February 2026 with no advisories
The Appeal
Syd Enever’s svelte MGA roadster is one of motoring’s proper icons, as familiar and welcome as fish and chips or a foaming beer on a summer’s day. What is perhaps less familiar - but equally, if not more welcome - is the hard top version of his streamlined convertible.
That is not surprising, perhaps, because just a couple of hundred were built over two short years. These cars are popular with rally and event enthusiasts because they provide the rigidity, practicality and all-weather comfort that long-distance events require.
Here we have one of the best we’ve seen in a ling while. It is a 1961 Mk2 in great shape, thanks to a recently completed comprehensive "nut and bolt" rebuild in 2025. The mechanicals were overhauled in 2015, 3,000 miles ago, including a full engine rebuild by renowned specialist Brown & Gammons.
Finished in bright red with complementary red/black leather trim and chrome wire wheels, this pretty car embodies the quintessential British sports car aesthetic. It comes to market with the transparency of a long, advisory-free voluntary MOT so is ready to enjoy.
History and Paperwork
- First UK registered 4th August 1961
- Seven registered keepers
- Current keeper since October 2023
- Large history file including MOTs dating back to 1979
- Recorded mileage in 1979 was 60,376 miles
- Engine rebuilt in 2015 (approximately 3,000 miles ago according to MOT history)
- Extensive ‘nut and bolt’ restoration completed in 2025 according to seller
- Extensive bills and receipts from the recent restoration work
- Engine rebuild performed by Brown & Gammons
- New gearbox supplied by Peter Wood of Twyford, Buckinghamshire
- Current MOT to 9th February 2026 with no advisories
Summary of recently completed restoration:
- New chromework
- New glass and rubbers
- Replacement rack & pinion steering
- New shock absorbers
- Crown wheel & pinion replaced
- New disc brakes
- Wheel bearings
- Extensive list of other work
The Condition
- Finished in bright red with red/black leather trim and chrome wire wheels
- Recently completed nut and bolt rebuild in 2025
- New leather trim installed during the restoration
- All new chromework fitted throughout
- New glass and rubber seals throughout the vehicle
- Chassis has been WaxOyled during the restoration for long-term protection
- No structural advisories on current MOT
The Mechanics
- 1622cc MGA engine
- 4-speed manual transmission
- Engine rebuilt in 2015 by Brown & Gammons around 3,000 miles ago
- Front disc brakes are in good order
- New gearbox installed with new clutch by Peter Wood
- Long list of recent work completed in 2025 summarised above
- No reported running or driving issues
- No advisories on current MOT
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