1959 MG MGA

ROADSTER Convertible

4 - Cyl.

Manual

HDK4334714

Gasoline

THIS IS A HARD-TO-FIND SOLID RUNNING & DRIVING PROJECT 1959 MGA ROADSTER THAT I PURCHASED ABOUT A YEAR AND HALF AGO FROM THE PREVIOUS OWNER WHO PURCHASED IT FROM A BODY SHOP AFTER IT HAD SAT OUT IN THEIR BACK LOT FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS. AFTER HE GOT IT HOME HE DISCOVERED THAT IT LOOKED LIKE THE ENGINE HAD RECENTLY BEEN REBUILT. HE PROCEEDED TO CLEAN & ADJUST THE CARBS, BYPASS THE FUEL TANK (WHICH LOOKS FINE BUT NEEDS BOILED OUT AS THE GAS GAUGE SHOWS IT STILL HAS ABOUT A HALF OF TANK OF OLD FUEL), REPLACED SOME OF THE RUBBER FUEL LINES, AND HE GOT IT RUNNING QUITE EASILY. HE ALSO REPLACED SOME THE BRAKE LINES & WHEEL CYLINDERS AND BLED THE SYSTEM SO THE BRAKES WORK FINE, AS WELL AS HE REPLACED THE CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER AND BLED THE SYSTEM SO THE CLUTCH WORKS FINE AS WELL. THE CAR STARTS RIGHT UP AND RUNS NICE WITH GOOD OIL PRESSURE, IT DRIVES NICELY WITH BRAKES THAT WORK WELL AND THE ORIGINAL 4 SPEED TRANSMISSION SHIFTS THROUGH ALL 4 GEARS NICELY WITH NO GRINDING OR UNUSUAL NOISES. AS YOU CAN TELL FROM THE PHOTOS THE BODY AND THE INTERIOR NEED SOME RESTORATION SOME OF THE SPECIFICS OF THE CAR ARE AS FOLLOWS, ---------------------------------------------------------------------- BODY - PASSENGER RIGHT FRONT FENDER - I STRIPPED ALL THE OLD PAINT AND SURFACE RUST OFF DOWN TO BARE METAL AND PRIMED IT. IT HAS SOME SMALL HOLES ALONG THE LOWER EDGE SO IT WILL NEED A LOWER PATCH PANEL BUT OTHERWISE THE REST OF THE FENDER IS VERY SOLID & STRAIGHT OTHER THAN SOME MINOR DENTS. RIGHT DOOR - I STRIPPED ALL THE OLD PAINT OFF DOWN TO THE BARE ALUMINUM AND PRIMED IT AND OTHER THAN SOME LIGHT DENTS IT IS IN NICE SHAPE. RIGHT HAND ROCKER PANEL - WAS REPLACED BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER AND LOOKS GOOD. RIGHT REAR FENDER - I STRIPPED ALL THE OLD PAINT AND SURFACE RUST OFF DOWN TO BARE METAL AND PRIMED IT AND FOUND THAT IT NEEDS THE TYPICAL DOG LEG PATCH PANEL AND IT HAS TWO LARGER DENTS ALONG ITS TOP EDGE AS SHOWN BUT OTHERWISE IT IS SOLID WITH SOME MINOR DENTS. DRIVERS LEFT HAND FRONT FENDER, DOOR & REAR FENDER - THE DRIVERS SIDE FENDERS AND DOOR ARE SOMEWHAT ROUGH LOOKING LIKE THEY WERE ROUGHLY POUNDED OUT AFTER BEING IN A ACCIDENT. IT WOULD PROBABLY BE EASIER TO JUST FIND NICE USED REPLACEMENTS FOR THESE INSTEAD OF TRYING TO STRAIGHTEN THEM OUT CORRECTLY BUT I AM NO BODYMAN SO I GUESS IT WILL DEPEND ON THE TALENT OF THE BODYMAN DOING THE WORK. THE LEFT REAR FENDER ALSO NEED THE TYPICAL DOG LEG PATCH PANEL AND THE LEFT HAND ROCKER PANEL WAS REPLACED BUT IT DOESN'T FIT VERY WELL BETWEEN THE ROUGHLY POUNDED OUT FENDERS. BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR BODY TUBS LOOK QUITE SOLID WITH ONLY SURFACE RUST ON THE EXTERIOR AND NO VISIBLE RUST-THROUGH. THE TRUNK FLOOR IS ALSO IN GREAT SHAPE WITH NO RUST ISSUES AT ALL (JUST MINOR SURFACE RUST EASILY CLEANED UP). I STRIPPED THE OLD PAINT & PRIMED THE ALUMINUM HOOD AND TRUNK LID AND BOTH ARE IN NICE SHAPE. THE FRONT & REAR BUMPERS NEED RECHROMED BUT THEY ARE COMPLETE AND NICE & STRAIGHT THE FRONT GRILLE HAS SOME DINGS ALONG ITS LOWER EDGE BUT OTHERWISE IT IS NICE. THE CHROME ON THE LUCAS FENDER MOUNT MIRRORS LOOKS GREAT AS THOUGH THEY WERE REPLACED OR RECHROMED AT SOME POINT. WIPER ARMS ARE MISSING. THE CONVERTIBLE TOP IS MISSING ALL ITS FABRIC PARTS BUT THE STEEL CONVERTIBLE TOP FRAME IS STILL INSTALLED ON THE CAR. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- INTERIOR - THE INTERIOR IS SOMEWHAT ROUGH FROM SITTING OUTSIDE FOR MANY YEARS, THE PREVIOUS OWNER REPLACED THE MAIN WOODEN FLOOR BOARDS BUT IT STILL HAS THE ORIGINAL WOOD FOOT BOARDS. THE SEATS ARE ROUGH BUT RECOVERABLE AS SHOWN. THE RADIO OR RADIO BLOCK-OFF PLATE IS MISSING. SURPRISINGLY ALL THE FACTORY GAUGES WORK (TACHOMETER, SPEEDOMETER & ODOMETER, OIL PRESSURE / WATER TEMP., & FUEL GAUGE) AND EVEN THE HORN STILL WORKS. HOWEVER THE AFTERMARKET CHARGING SYSTEM GAUGE IS NOT WORKING ---------------------------------------------------------------------- CHASSIS - THE PREVIOUS OWNER INSTALLED 4 NEW FIRESTONE 165-R-15 RADIAL TIRES. ALL THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS WORK EXCEPT THE LH TAILLIGHT AND THE RH HEADLIGHT. I REPLACED THE CAR'S ANCIENT AFTERMARKET ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP WITH A NEW HIGH-QUALITY AIRTEX E8016S 2.5-4.5 P.S.I. ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP AS SUGGESTED BY THE MGAguru.COM WEBSITE. THE BRAKES, CLUTCH & TRANSMISSION ALL WORK NICELY. THE EXHAUST IS IN GREAT SHAPE AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT WAS RECENTLY REPLACED. THE FRAME LOOKS NICE & SOLID WITH NO NOTICED RUST THROUGH OR SERIOUS RUST ISSUES JUST SURFACE RUST. I DID NOTICE A LITTLE RUST-THROUGH ON SOME OF THE BATTERY HOLDER BRACKETS BUT THIS IS VERY TYPICAL AND EASILY FIXED. THE REAR AXLE SEEMS TO WORK FINE WITH NO WHINING OR OTHER UNUSUAL NOISES. THE HEATER BOX IS REMOVED AND A BLOCK-OFF PLATE HAS BEEN INSTALLED UNDER THE HOOD WHERE IT GOES BUT THE HEATER BOX, HEATER CORE AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS PARTS ARE STILL WITH THE CAR IN THE TRUNK ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ENGINE - THE ENGINE IS A ORIGINAL 1500 TYPE WITH THE "1500" CAST ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE BLOCK, IT RUNS GREAT WITH GOOD OIL PRESSURE AND IT IS SUPER CLEAN LOOKING ON THE INSIDE WHEN VIEWED THROUGH OIL FILLER CAP ON THE VALVE COVER WITH NO SLUDGE BUILDUP OR CORROSION ISSUES. AS I STATED IT APPEARS THAT THE ENGINE WAS REBUILT AT SOME POINT AS IT HAS NICE NEWER PAINT ON THE BLOCK AND HEAD WITH NO OVERSPRAY ON OTHER PARTS AS YOU WOULD FIND WITH A ENGINE THAT SOMEONE JUST PAINTED IN THE CAR. BUT UNFORTUNATELY THE PREVIOUS OWNER WAS GIVEN NO RECORDS OR RECEIPTS WITH THE CAR WHEN HE PURCHASED IT SO I JUST HAVE TO GO BY THE EVIDENCE I CAN SEE. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- MISCELLANEOUS - THE ODOMETER READS 56,483 MILES HOWEVER THE TITLE STATES THE MILEAGE AND READS "NON-ACTUAL - WARNING ODOMETER DISCREPANCY" SO THE ACTUAL MILEAGE IS UNKNOWN. SOME MISCELLANEOUS EXTRA OR REMOVED PARTS IN THE TRUNK INCLUDING OLD CARPET, SEAT RAILS, 1 SEAT BOTTOM FRAME, VINYL TONNEAU COVER, HEATER BOX & HEATER CORE (AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED), HEATER BLOWER MOTOR, SOME HOSES AND OTHER SMALL PARTS. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- THIS CAR HAS A CLEAN OHIO TITLE AND IS BEING OFFERED WITH A REASONABLE RESERVE. ITS NOT OFTEN YOU WILL FIND A NICE FAIRLY COMPLETE AFFORDABLE RUNNING & DRIVING PROJECT MGA ROADSTER SUCH AS THIS AS IT WON'T TAKE MUCH WORK TO MAKE IT INTO A NICE DRIVER!! MGA PRICES HAVE BEEN GOING UP LATELY WITH FULLY RESTORED EXAMPLES REGULARLY SELLING IN THE $25,000-$30,000 PRICE RANGE. BUY NOW TO FIX UP AND DRIVE NEXT SPRING & SUMMER. THE CAR IS LOCATED IN MILLERSBURG OHIO 44654 (HOLMES COUNTY) WHICH IS ABOUT 2 HOURS SOUTH OF CLEVELAND OHIO AND 2 HOURS NORTHEAST OF COLUMBUS OHIO. PERSONAL INSPECTIONS ARE WELCOMED BY APPOINMENT DURING THE 10 DAYS THE CAR IS ON EBAY (JUST E-MAIL ME TO SET UP APPOINTMENT). THE CAR IS TO BE PICKED UP BY THE WINNING BIDDER OR BY HIS MOVER FROM MY LOCATION, I CAN ASSIST LOADING IT BUT THE BUYER WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR ALL THE MOVING EXPENSES. I ASK THAT THE WINNING BIDDER PAY A $500 DEPOSIT IN CASH OR BY PAYPAL WITHIN 48 HOURS OF THE AUCTIONS CLOSE TO ASSURE THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE BUYER WITH THE REMAINING BALANCE DUE WITHIN 7 DAYS BY CASH OR BANK WIRE TRANSFER, SORRY NO BANK CHECKS, MONEY ORDERS, ETC. AS I HEAR TOO MANY HORROR STORIES OF FORGED CHECKS ETC. (IF NO DEPOSIT IS RECEIVED WITHIN THIS 48 HOURS I RESERVE THE RIGHT TO OFFER THE CAR TO THE NEXT HIGHEST BIDDERS OR PUT IT BACK UP FOR SALE ON EBAY OR ELSEWHERE AS I AM SERIOUS ABOUT SELLING THIS CAR. PLEASE DO NOT BID IF YOU AREN'T SERIOUS AS WELL OR DO NOT HAVE THE CASH TO BUY IT READILY AVAILABLE. THANKS FOR LOOKING! Powered by eBay Turbo Lister The free listing tool. List your items fast and easy and manage your active items.