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1969 MG MIDGET Genuine 9K mls BARN / GARAGE FIND MOT'd ( POSS PX )

Sale price: £6,500.00 make an offer

Car location: Nottingham, United Kingdom

Sale type: Fixed price listing

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Year:
1969
Mileage:
9250
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1969 MG MIDGET Genuine 9K mls BARN / GARAGE FIND MOT'd ( POSS PX ) for sale

Current customer rating: current rating for this car(2.05) based on 46 votes
 Survivor car.. ( 1275cc ) Last of Big bumper models.. pre face lift ..Garaged in 1971.. . Original Paint with some area's of surface rust , but rot free , Great Patina. Locked away for most of its life. Now Being used weekly in the dry.. The Story. ...............Bought from Shipsides Nottm in 1969 and used daily untill a bump to the rear in 1971 and a dispute over  blame saw the car being lock away .The days came and went. The Little car missed the sumer of 76, Big hair, The millennium and on....Then 44yrs Later in 2015 the owner Non to well needed to move from his home.. the family brought in a Gardener to clear the garden ready for the house sale ....  However after clearing the brambles and trees Gardener found a run down garage and the little MG inside.He expressed interest in the car and agreed to let take it as payment for his services.The little car was taken to Daleside motors MG specialists, for a Mechanical refurbishment (No body work.) where the car was locked away again for another year until it was collected by gardener.... with a bill for £7225 ( i have the bill .. Details at bottom of ad..)The  interior had survived the lock down and was as new ( including the rare 1969 pre face lift seats ).. Plus the original hood was in good shape.........Gardener used it for a while doing about 500 miles .. But then decided to do a little bit of Diy Rattle can touching up, ( which has since been Successfully removed by me ) .. Then the car spent most of next 5 years in a lock up till i got it.... . Ive had great times this last year... Ive used  the car quite a bit for work and leisure..As said i removed the rattle can spray easily as it was cellulose with no primer.. .....There's none of the normal rot or repairs on the underside, ive checked it thoroughly .. the sills, jacking points, floors boot and all the nooks and crannies there are on Spridgets..The paint is original which i love complete with patina.. The damage to the rear is still there and perhaps a new owner might want to give the area some sympathetic attention ( its on my to do list although it hasnt affected the mot.. ). .My intention is while ever the car is mine is to just improve the paint, but some one else may prefer a resprayThe car starts very well .. and has been reliable transport...... Ive not put any E10 rubbish petrol in. Mot till 02/ 03/ 22..... ive got pics and bits of info to support the history.. Heritage certificate, Registration authorisation & v5 in my name.. and the important bill for refurbishment.. The Mileage is about 9250 but will go up as used at least once a week, on dry days only.After a trip to Cornwell recently i decided to buy a classic VW Camper and robbed the Gas & Electric money to put towards paying for it ...(As you do) and need to put it back before im found out ha ha..So i need to sell my little MG (Lucas) and My 66 Lambretta (Bella) ..................................... .................................................. ........................... ............. PX BIT.... .............. I would be interested in taking a 1960 - 1996 CAR etc in PX  or poss a motorcycle / Scooter / Moped ( Up to about £2500 ) To mess with, use as a runaround and  fill the space left by the MG & Lambretta going ....................... ........................... . ... Im 10 mins from either J26 or J27 M1 ........ .................................................. ................................... .. The mechanical refurbishment in 2015 / 16.... Included....................brakes including master cylinder, wheel cylinders, clutch master cylinder and slave cylinder, all other brakes, pipes, shoes, back plates etc, 5 tyres, petrol pump, radiator, water pump, clutch, exhaust, water hose, cables, petrol tank including sender, reconditioning of the engine plus hardened valve seats and quite a lot of other bits and bobs. Total cost including labour £7225.................................................. .................................................. ....... .. .................................................. ........................................... .......................... . ........ .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. ............................................................................ ............  His name is Lucas as its on his headlights and other bits .........

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