Have recently purchased a 1961 MGA 1600 Roadster . The car has been fully
restored and is in superb condition - not completely purist original but pretty
close to. A great comfort to middle age! The car is an "Aussie build" having
been despatched from Abingdon to Australia in CKD form.
Engine No 16 GAU/26224
Chassis No YGHN2/894417/992
80,000 miles and in original Mamba Black/Red interior.
I'm currently trying to trace the service records back to establish what engine
mods. have been made. Already established that it has a high performance
camshaft, which would account for the excellent mid and high range
performance. Also accounts for the fact that the car demands to be taken out of
traffic and returned to a straight, unrestricted highway as soon as low gears
are
used for more than five minutes!
Also fitted was an auxiliary cooling fan to cope with our heat!
Can anyone offer advice, tips, info., reference sources, personal experience on
performance tuning of this specific model - not too techo. as we are still in
vertical learning curve mode!
Also interested in sourcing a pair of competition de luxe seats. These were an
optional extra introduced in mid 1958 and most commonly fitted to the twin
cam. They differ from the standard seats in that the cushions were integral to
the seat frame and with wider seat slides. Squab and cushion had horse shoe
borders and five pleats in each central area. My trim is red, but will consider
any colour, any condition, provided that all frame/metal parts are complete.
Also have interest in any post war to early seventies metal British motor club
badges or similar (ie that will mount on badge bar/bumper/fender/radiator).
Any help on these point or any general information concerning the MGA 1600
would be greatly appreciated.
Happy motoring!
Bruce Marsh
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