I don't think the frame's wood, just the floors. A friend of mine had a
rust-free vintage race version that still had virgin black plates. It was
completely straight but did need a complete restoration. Paid 3K for it,
ended up selling it for $1500 a couple years later. (about two years ago).
I always thought they'd be neat to restore because the body's removeable.
Makes it easy to have the frame sandblasted and powdercoated. Then you can
have a rolling chassis and drivetrain while doing the rest of the body
cosmetics.
Gerard
At 10:03 PM -0700 7/28/00, David Riker wrote:
>I don't have personal experience with them, but $3500 it sounds like a
>bargain. Main item to check: they have a wood frame. Can get pricey if
>rotten. Restored, it should bring well over $10k.
>David Riker
>74 Midget
>63 Falcon
>70 Torino
>http://personalweb.sunset.net/~davidr
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Bryan Vandiver" <Bryan.Vandiver@Eng.Sun.COM>
>To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Friday, July 28, 2000 12:24 PM
>Subject: MGA advice
>
>
>> Some of you may remember that I brought up an MGA I saw about a month
>back.
>> Well it's now listed in the local paper for $3500. I just got off the
>phone with
>> the guy, and here's the scoop.
>>
>> '58 MGA ccomplete - Was driven and parked in his driveway about 14 months
>ago.
>> When he drove it home, it had not been started for quite a while, and was
>> running rough, but was driven approximately 10 miles to his home. It has
>not
>> been started since.
>> red-oxidize paint, with .surface rust along fender beading.
>> Body is fairly straight and solid looking.
>> two dents on drivers side - one 4x8" in front side fender, and one about
>the
>> same in rear side fender
>> front bumper is bent almost exactly in the middle, but ends look straight.
>> the grill is straight, except there is surface rust at the very top where
>the
>> 'crest' is missing.
>> Has decent look wire wheels, with a nice set of Dunlop Gold seals
>> The only major rust spots are directly in front of the rear wheels where
>is
>> paint is bubbled pretty badly in about a 4x4" area on each side.
>> Interior is complete, but needs restored, andthe top frame and side
>curtains are
>> there.
>>
>> What do you guys think?? I'd especially like to hear from the MGA owners
>out
>> there. When I looked at it before, it appeared that it really wasn't any
>more
>> complicated than my Bugeye, and used many of the same components. It looks
>like
>> it would require a lot less work than my bugeye did, and because it's
>pretty
>> complete, I won't have to spend 5-years looking for parts like I did my
>bugeye.
>>
>> Regards - Bryan
>>
>>
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