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MG MGA - How many?
| Hi Folks. I have noticed that many people on this board seem to own more than one MGA, and sometimes they own MANY MGA's! Just out of curiosity, and for sake of conversation, how many MGA's do individual readers of this Forum own? And why do those folks own more than one? ( I would think one MGA would be headache enough for anyone. lol) I own just one single 1956 MGA 1500 roadster. Cheers! Glenn |
| Glenn |
| How loose is your definition of an MGA? Maybe I have one, or maybe five. I own some pretty rough piles: http://photobucket.com/albums/v307/dandomatic2/motorwerks/?start=20 Why so many? Well, I don't drink, smoke, or dance, but I am horribly addicted to old machines. |
| Kemper |
| Here in my garage, 1964 Pull Handle MGB 1959 mga twin cam 1997 Jag XK8 Enough headaches for any one man...although from what I gather, its just a level of pain tolerance that drive others. |
| Paul Hanley |
| Okay, Here's the stable; '55 TF-1500 '59 MGA '65 MGB '70 MGB '64.5 Mustang Conv. '98 BMW Conv. '05 Ford F-150 The last one is the only one which is not a convertible. All this is very definitely an illness. Thankfully, we've ran outa space. Cheers - Dennis - Sacramento |
| Dennis & Pat Rainey |
| Glen One 1958 1500 plus a Corgi model D731. Steve |
| Steve Gyles |
| 58 MGA Twin Cam 67 MGB GT 73 Porsche 911T 90 MX5 enough machanical bits for another few MG's http://freespace.virgin.net/marka.hester/ |
| Mark Hester |
| We must all be nuts, especialy when you read the thread from Paul Hanley "What I learned in Twin cam school today". 59 1500 MGA 61 3.4 Jaguar Mk2 76 MGB GT 95 Ford Probe Garreth |
| Garreth |
| 1959 MGA 1969 MGC 1952 MGTD Besides being addictive, they seem to breed. "nobody can have just one" Besides we have thee grown kids, they each have one picked out for when we die. |
| John H |
| I really don't know how it happened but 59 MGA 72 midget 65 Daimler 2.5 V8 saloon 65 Morris Minor 98 Classic Mini Cooper |
| Gordon D |
| Approaching 100, but only one in 1:1 scale |
| dominic clancy |
| I just enjoy restoring something from nothing and driving them is a ball! People need to see our cars. I am always getting comments about good old memories when people talk about our LBC's. 54 mgtf 60 MGA Coupe 62 MGA Roadster 64 Austin Healey BJ8 under restoration John |
| John Progess |
| I've owned more MGs (and more MGAs) than any other marque. They just keep finding me. 1958 MGA Twincam (race car) 1962 MGA Deluxe Coupe 1969 mgc roadster 1957 Jamaican MGA 1965 Jensen CV8 1971 Jensen Interceptor 1969 Lamborghini Islero S |
| Bill Spohn |
| current sold 58 MGA coupe 58 MGA coupe 58 MGA roadster 57 MGA roadster 60 MGA roadster 60 MGA roadtser 62 MGA roadster others owned now 80 Suzuki GSL 1100 82 Kawasaki 750 LTD, 89 Toy 4X4 PU, 91 Toy 4X4 PU, 94 Suzuki Sidekick jx, 97 Infiniti Q45t, 04 Toy Sequoia and my 1980 Mooney 231/Rocket 305. Randy |
| R J Brown |
| 1958 MGA 1962 MGA Mk2 vintage racer |
| JohnB |
| Just one '59 MGA currently under construction and a '73 Midget. Everything else is just regular iron for basic transportation and MG parts hauling. |
| Bill Young |
| I've had many British cars prior to those listed below including 5 MGS's Current cars; 52 TD rough, 54 tf nice, 57 MGA beautiful, 64 tr4 nice, 67 MGB GT very nice, 67 XKE rough, and 2006 Jetta ordinary.. |
| w.g cook |
| My first car was an MGA (purchased in 1965). The two listed below are the only ones I still have and are numbers 6 and 7 in my MGA lineage. 1959 MGA roadster (restored) 1959 MGA coupe (currently being restored) Randy Myers Santa Rosa, CA |
| Randy Myers |
| Just two: 1958 Twin Cam (with 1622 motor) 1952 TD (not running) But I've owned 11, and they were all great cars. |
| D.M. Black |
| I have a '58 MGA roadster and a '61 Volvo PV544. The Volvo is restored and actually runs well. The MGA is up to the dashboard wiring stage. HJ |
| Harley |
| '57 MGA V8 conversion '57 Ford Sunliner convert. '62 T-Bird convert. 2 '66 T-bird Landau I have owned and sold, '52 TD, '57 MGA roadster, '58 MGA roadster, early '74 MGB convert. '66 Mustang GT convert. '69 Mustang convert. '76 Convette. I have done ground up restorations on the '52 TD, '57 MGA V8, '58 MGA, and both Mustangs I think it's a nice hobby, and it keeps me busy. Lyle |
| Lyle Jacobson |
| 1960 Chariot Red 1600 Coupe (in use) 1959 Twin Coupe (under restoration) 1958 1500 Coupe (partially restored, then abondoned by previous owner) Several die cast model coupe's, one being a kit I built, which was harder to do than the real thing Terry |
| Terry Drinkwater |
| 1962 mark 2deluxe roadster frame off restored perfect my wife and enjoy cruiseing into car shows for muscle cars , it gets alot of looks! i had 2 mark 2 - and one 1957 mga roadster i have alot of parts and one motot w/trans out of the 1957 left over/1 402 558-1212 |
| TIM |
| In no particular order 1972 MGB GT in daily use 1966 Austin Healey Sprite Mk III 1960 MGA FHC Mk 1 1600 1952 MG TD All fully restored and in regular use Also Die Cast models of all of the above. Due to lack of space the MGA is now for sale See classified section of this website for full details. Cheers everyone. Steve |
| Stephen Farr |
| 1980 mgb roadster - daily driver 1958 MGA roadster |
| Bill Haglan |
| I have a 1961 MGA 1600 roadster that I purchased from a friend in 1978. Long story for those inclined to read such. Jim Townson and I were room mates in the BOQ at F.E. Warren AFB in 1973. I had previously owned a 61 Sprite Mark II and Jim had previously owned an MGB. I owned, then, a 68 Mustang and Jim a 72 Camero. I traded in my Mustang on a new 74 Mustang II. A piece of junk, but, it reminded both of us what we were missing in not owning an LBC. Jim purchased his 61 MGA 1600 from Henry Campbell, my Missile Launch Crew Commander. We had to push it several blocks to get it started in the dead of a Cheyenne, Wyoming winter. After having driven the Jim's new MGA, I found another 61 MGA a few months later. (Being sold for $500 by a fellow who wanted to purchase a motor cycle. His brother, the original owner of this MGA had been shot to death down in Denver.) Later, when I was stationed in Germany and was coming back to the US for a three month service school, Jim got orders for England and decided to take his Corvette instead of the MGA. Since I needed transportation for several months and he needed to sell his car, we worked a deal where he drove the car from Austin,Texas, to Dallas,Texas and left it with my sister. She drove him to the airport using airport transfers tunbridge wells for his flight back to Austin, the, later that day, picked me up and drove me back to pick up my new car. The next day, I drove it back to Alabama, then, down to Florida before flying back to Germany. On my rare trips back to the US, I would drive the MGA while in country. Currently, the MGA is "number two" in line for restoration. It will go to my younger daughter who will assist in the restoration. In my old age, MGAs are fun to drive, but my MGBs are much more practical. Les |
| Les Bengtson |
| 1960 MGA 1600 Roadster (owned for 5 plus years now) 1973 MGB Roadster (just acquired this past summer) |
| Michael Hosier |
| R.J.Brown;; Be careful of the Mooney it has only thre wheels when on the ground. Sandy |
| Sandy Sanders |
| But its FAST 238kts @24000 |
| R J Brown |
| 1961 MGA Looking at maybe buying a 69 Lotus Elan+2 in very good shape 70 MGB not in such nice shape A place to keep all 3 if I get them |
| Kris Sorensen |
| My father and I've had a '58 MGA since I was a kid, I bought it from him in 1962, kept it through school, the Air Force, school, hippy days, more school, job & family and finally simi retirement. I've lived in it, it's lived in the garage with me, has it's own garage now. I've spent enough on parts over the years to buy a new car, but the old rat is irreplaceable by now! '67 Cooper S, in various stages of restoration, lots of new parts to put on, it is addicting. It has something to do with instant gratification... If my cooper could go to 24,000 feet (never mind 238 Kts true) it would probably have only three wheels when back on the ground too! 48 Ercoupe. TWO tails! 90 Kts @ maybe 5000, 4.5 GPh!Your tail is on backwards too... |
| R.A. Carnes |
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