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MG MGA - Nice (expensive) MGA on eBay.

This one looks very nice:-

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/MG-MGA-1957-MGA-Nut-and-bolt-frame-off-restoration-none-finer_W0QQitemZ180007534249QQihZ008QQcategoryZ80750QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Not cheap for a 1500. Good price for a Twin Cam.

Gotta wonder how the exhaust got so rusty after only 161 mile:-

http://wholesalecalifornia.com/cars06/57_mga/51.jpg

Must've been a lot of salt.

Derek Nicholson

A very nice car and worth every nickle. Bodywork alone for a show quality car would easily be 10-15k in California.

Of course there is the value to demand ratio. A very nice vintage racer sold for 45k last year and it wasn't as nice as this car.
skip

Take a look at the routing of the rear wire harness and battery cable--dangerously close to the forward end of theright hand rear spring. Looks like a melt down waiting to happen. Don't mean to be overly critical as the rest of the car looks nice.
James Johanski

A beautiful car that appears to have been very well done, certainly looks nicer than mine, but an "open check book restoration" that must have come up short the $75 for the center armrest kit.

Nitpicking, I know, but if no expense has been spared, at least do a little research and get it ALL right.

Clayton
C. Merchant

Nice car, but way over priced. Many incorrect details. Looks like its being sold by a restoration shop. You could get a much more "original" car for about half the price. Open checkbook? I'd say "more money than brains".

GTF
G T Foster

Overall a nice looking job although if I were going for top end restoration I probably would have repaired the tubular cross member piece in front of the transmission. I thought I would never see one in worse condition than mine. I thought my DPO was the only guy into four wheelin!
Ken

Asking $29K for that car makes me think that my just finished 15 year restoration was not over priced when it appraised at $36K.
I have the right spare tire cover, plated the filler pipe, had loop wiring clips on the front fender wiring and no fram damage, etc. I could nit-pick but--I don't care... The Ebay car is selling as a show car, I think mine is better-- but I DRIVE mine!!

My car is a DRIVER not a trailer queen. I drove it to MG2006 and did a 100 mile drive in the mountains last weekend. So far 1200 miles on my two month old restoration. It runs great and I love driving it.

An MGA is to drive and enjoy not just look at.

Jim
My 59 MGA: http://cards.webshots.com/invite/pickup/118877310TJtX/album/164091005QeHZXT
Jim Ferguson

Well nitpicken this car is a bit foolish,it is great. But..here is my observation on this "none finer" car. No rear trim panels behind seats,plain old plywood for the floors, not 7 ply birch, also it looks like nice paint,but the finish is not up to show. The reflections are a bit fuzzy.Show finished paint should reflect like glass, and I dont mean just base/clear systems. Anyway its worth what he is asking,as any of us who have do this type of resto know.
wc wolcott

Nice car. But if it's a trailer car for concours too many small errors. Nevertheless, better than what I could do. Most important it's another bit of heritage restored/rebuilt for a future generation to enjoy.

Steve
Steve Gyles

This thread was discussed between 14/07/2006 and 15/07/2006

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