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1960 MG A Roadster

Sale price: £14,000.00 make an offer

Car location: Weybridge, United Kingdom

Sale type: Fixed price listing

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Year:
1960
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1960 MG A Roadster for sale

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For sale by auction on Saturday 07 March 2015 with Historics at Brooklands. Brooklands Motor Racing Circuit. Weybridge. Surrey. Call 01753 639170
When the MGA arrived in 1955. it must have come as quite a shock
to MG aficionados who had become used to the pre-war look of the
company's sports cars. The MGA was a complete departure in styling
for MG. Its beautiful streamlined body was right up to the minute
in terms of appearance and it was powered by a new engine as MG had
decided that the old XPAG unit had had its day. The MGA was powered
by the much more modern B-series engine that had made its debut in
the recently announced Magnette saloon. MG enthusiasts had
been given a hint of what was to come as early as 1951 when George
Phillips drove a re-bodied TD Midget in the Le-Mans 24 hour
endurance race. The car had been built for him by MG following his
successes with his own TC. which had been fitted with a lightweight
two-seat race car style body. So different was the appearance of
his new TD racer. that it must have been difficult to believe that
it was actually a venerable TD Midget underneath! It was a
road-going version of the Phillips car which had been proposed to
BMC in 1952 as a replacement for the TD Midget. but which had been
turned down because of the corporation's decision to build the
Austin-Healey 100. MG had gone as far as building a full prototype
of the MGA by using TD running gear. the 1250 XPAG engine. a
re-designed chassis. and the MGA bodywork.

Part of a private collection. this striking looking roadster has
recently undergone a process of light renovation. This included
work to the interior. electrical and mechanical elements of the car
to provide a motoring experience that is not only exciting but also
reliable. In past years. it has been re-painted its current colour
and also benefits from a re-trim in tan leather with contrasting
blue piping. The 1600 engine runs well and she sits purposefully on
chrome wire wheels. Supplied with a full one year MoT test
certificate. this attractive and well-priced example should supply
lots of fun over the forthcoming summer months.

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