Ryan (or is it Doogie?),
GAN1 Midget's numbering began at 101 (March 1961) and ran to 7525, so yours
is about in the middle of that production. I currently have a GAN1 also.
All Midgets had 4 speed transmissions, not 3. Early gearboxes are referred
to as "smoothcase" and later improved boxes are referred to as "ribcase"
owing to the appearance of the exterior on the box. Doubtful it's a
Hurst... probably just the shift knob, unless you have something very
unusual in there that someone modified themself. You're likely right on the
speedo. Do you know what engine you have in there? I'd look for more
evidence of a race history than just the rollbar and the hood pins.
Rollbars are pretty common in these cars and the hood pins could have been
someone's solution to a broken bonnet hinge.
Do you have any photos of any of the details you can send me? (don't send
them to the list!... that a no-no)
Gerard
At 10:40 PM -0400 6/16/00, SixtyOneMG@aol.com wrote:
>Hello all,
> I recently purchased what I thought was a 63 MG Midget. Car no.
>GAN1L-4506. I now understand that is a 61 VIN, which would explain my front
>drum breaks. So I've recently purchased a 61 Midget. It's in good shape....
>for $700. I bought it as a project and a project it will be. Among the
>things I've found on my car that I didn't expect include a 4-speed
>transmission with a Hurst shifter. A 61 had a 3-speed out of the factory,
>right? I might be wrong. Along with the $-speed and Hurst, it came with a
>roll bar, and a bonnet pin conversion. Which sure makes it seem like my car
>had been used for racing at some point in it's 40 year life. U.S. issue
>Midgets had an MPH speedometer, right? Mine's in km/h. This leads me to
>believe it was canadian at birth. If you have any info on my car, or little
>things i might want to know before I dive head first into a can of worms, any
>help/advice is appreciated.
>
>Ryan, people call me Doogie
>61 MG Midget
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