PigeonF16
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My dad always had MGAs. He was working on restoring one from the frame up back in the 1970's. He never finished it, but he rebuilt almost every part of an MGA on three different MGA projects. I drove 1960 in college for one year. I also bought a 1960 TR-3 around 1979 for $600. It was missing two wheels, but the MGA disk wheels fit it. Some friends helped me push it the half mile to get it to my house. My dad got it running in a couple of hours, and we drove it around the block. In the next year, he painted it for me, but I never finished it. The TR has been garaged since around 1982. My dad passed away four years ago, and we're finally getting these cars out of the garage. I'm keeping the MGA I drove in college and the TR-3. My brother is keeping the other two MGAs. I just recently towed the MGA about 200 miles using a UHaul tow dolly. Major effort to jack up the front end so I could slide the dolly underneath the MG. The MGA's wheels are too narrow to use the dolly ramps but wide enough to tow safely once the dolly is in position. Another major effort to get it off the dolly, but it's home safe now. I will get the TR in the next few weeks. There are also lots of parts in boxes that I'll bring down to catalog. Over a dozen wire wheels for the MGAs. My MGA and TR-3 have disk wheels, but there are enough hubs to convert the MGA to wire wheels. I like the look of wire wheels, but the priority is just to get them running and cleaned up. Both need the interiors completely redone. The pink MGA picture was 1977. That's the same MGA in the later white around 1983 (dad painted it and generally fixed it up). It's the same white one jacked up to load onto the tow dolly from a few days ago. The shiny red TR picture was around 1980. The dusty red TR and blue MGA are from last week.
I'll be searching the forum for advice on what to do next, how to do it, where to get parts/service, etc. Right now, I'm just trying to get it moved to a new home and figure out what's in all those boxes.
I'll be searching the forum for advice on what to do next, how to do it, where to get parts/service, etc. Right now, I'm just trying to get it moved to a new home and figure out what's in all those boxes.