Highlights
- Pretty early A in British Brooklyn Green with cream leather interior
- Lots of recent work, including retrim, callipers, and clutch system repairs
- Recently serviced with sump gasket and fuel gauge sender unit replaced
- Large history file including BMIHT certificate and various books and handbooks
The Appeal
Ask AI to draw a picture of a classic ‘50s British sports car, and chances are it’ll send back the profile of an MGA. Such is the car’s central role in the classic world that few cars of the era are better serviced by clubs, specialists and parts suppliers. That makes them extremely easy to own for roadsters that are now approaching their 70th birthdays.
This early 1958 1500 is a very pretty example in British Brooklyn Green with retrimmed cream leather cabin. It began life as a North American LHD export car, before returning to the UK in 1990 and being converted to RHD. The large history file indicates that it received a significant number of new parts across the mechanicals and interior trim. Highlights include new callipers, clutch master and slave cylinders and brake parts.
The owner acquired the car in 2025 and tells us that it has been serviced recently. It also received a new sump gasket and fuel sender. This is a really tidy early A that is said to drive well too.
The vendor says:
“Overall, in very good condition, it looks and feels very good and is a joy to drive.”
History and Paperwork
- First registered in 1958
- VIN: HDR4356477
- BMIHT certificate included showing original spec
- North American LHD export car originally painted white
- Registration number USU 878 included
- Purchased by the current keeper in February 2025
- Odometer reads 73,271 miles, believed correct but not verified
- Few miles covered since last MOT expired in October 2023 with no advisories on test
- Factory handbooks, books and signs as shown
- Large history file showing clutch, braking, trim and other parts since 2023
- V5C
- Serviced in March 2025 by Classic Car Workshop costing £500 as shown
- Garaged continuously since purchase in early 2025
The Condition
- Repainted in British Brooklyn Green with paintwork continuing to present well
- Exterior reported to be in very good condition with occasional minor marks to note
- Underside reported to be in very good condition with undersealing visible in photos
- Sits on chrome wire wheels which appear to be in good order
- Spare wheel under cover with tools as shown
- Chromework in good order with rear luggage rack fitted
- New seat foam fitted as part of retrim work in 2023
- Sidescreens replaced in 2023
- Green vinyl folding roof in good order
- Cream leather with green piping and a matching dash roll in very good condition
- Black carpets fitted as shown
- The vendor reports the interior to be in very good condition with no faults noted
- Fitted with good quality seatbelts and a three-spoke wood-rimmed Astrali wheel
The Mechanics
- 1,498cc 4cyl MG engine
- Twin SU carburettors
- 4spd manual transmission
- Engine reported to run well
- Recently serviced, including oil change
- Sump gasket replaced
- Fuel gauge sender unit replaced
- Slight oil leak still present despite sump gasket replacement
- Lots of recent work to clutch system and brakes since 2023
- Work includes new clutch master and slave cylinders and rear callipers
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