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MG MGA - Another Bastard TC

Hopefully someone will rescue this one...

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J Bries

Interesting - now the seats inside the boot(trunk) lid, making a 5 seater, I would have liked to see! cheers Cam
Cam Cunningham

I can't imagine how you could possibly fit 3 people in the boot, even if you forget about the necessary seating.
Andy Bounsall

If this was truly done, why aren't there pictures of the rumble seat area?
mike parker

Extra seats? Why not try this method?
(Photo from MG Meeting at Silverstone).

Mick


Mick Anderson

Another view of the four seater MGA.

Mick


Mick Anderson

Very nicely done
mike parker

About 25 years ago there was a black MGA in west central Florida. It had a customized air intake that looked like a snorkel without a grill. I was asked by him to get a tonneau cover for it, When he came for it with his car that I had never seen before. I discovered that he also had a four seater. The tonneau was at least 10 inches too short. I never saw it again and did not get a photo. I wish I had. It was a black on black with an exceptional finish.
The owner apparently died shortly after and I do not know where the car went. This was in West Central Florida
Sandy Sanders

I have seen this car. It is rough but certainly saveable bodywise and has had the front chassis diagonals roughly cut out. I am not sure about the goalpost. The diagonals could be replaced from an MGA donor chassis.
I didn't see inside the boot when I saw it at GT-32 but it made it from Olympia to Whistler and over the mountains to Lilooet BC without problems.
The owner seems a nice enough fellow but his English is not so good (Chinese)
The car would make for an interesting if challenging project. I believe that he bought another car rather than proceed with this one himself.
The starting price really does not seem too bad.

Cheers,
Rich
Rich McKIe

This car was next to mine in the modified class at the GT32 show. As I recall the owner's name is Tom. I agree with Rich's observations, do-able, but a project. I think he had some clutch trouble up there and limped home. Where do you go for an MG-Mazda clutch? He did not open the trunk while I was around. I suspect that rumble seat does not remain as discribed. I recall hearing about a British firm that made such a conversion bsck in the day.
Steve
Steve Meline

This thread was discussed between 11/01/2008 and 13/01/2008

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