>> In my driveway is what I was told was an Arkley (sp?) kit car modelled
>> on an MG. The pink slip says that it is a '63 MG. The hood and rear
>> are fiberglass I think.
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>> Anyone interested, or have any knowledge of such a vehicle?
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>It is a sort of kit car. They were sold by a UK company and were a kind of body
>replacement for MG Midgets. They kept the floor pan, sills, doors and
>basic structural bits of the Midget and bolted (bonded?) new wings (front and
>rear), bonnet (hood), and tail (with no boot at all) onto it. I think the
>reason was reduced weight, improved looks (although not in my opinion) and the
>removeal of rusty panels (although the sills/floor etc needed to be OK).
According to the book: "AZ of Sports Cars since 1945" (hi steve!):
Arkley (GB)
A clever fibreglass body kit introduced in 1970 to save rusted
Sprites and Midgets. It recalled cars such as the Morgan yet
remained a distinctive, modern, design.
>If your really interested I could scan a picture of one.
I've just put one in the sol Images archives as arkley.jpg (58034 bytes).
...robert
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