My new MG - Another one!

[vping]

Really not that bad of a car if she did not park it on the grass 10 years ago & left to rot. Underside is ok - Trunk & Front Driver side floor. FEnder bottoms, passenger floor edge, Rockers in & out, doglegs & castles are done. It's a real shame. I got it from an old lady who purchased it new on August 19th. 1974 from her dad who was the towns British Leyland dealer. 43,000 miles and I have all the paperwork. I might teach myself to weld on this one or as I really get it apart, might part it out. Tough choice becasue from the sills up the body is in great shape. Glass is all good. Headliner & seat are OK. Dash is good.

Best part - FREEBIE. She told me to come & take it away.

What to do & where to begin?

 

[budk1953]

Congratulations on your new aquistion - should keep you busy for a while.

 

[R6MGS]

Nice freebie....How does everyone get these GT's? I want one!

 

[PAUL161]

Good luck with your new project. Hopfully, another one saved from the crusher./ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbsup.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/hammer.gif PJ

 

[drooartz]

Where do you folks find these freebies? Good on ya, hope it turns out to be restorable. One of us seems to be tuning up with another "new" MG almost weekly around here. At this rate we'll have them all pulled out of the weeds in a couple of years. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Monark192]

First one is the hardest, after that, they just seem to find you.

 

[R6MGS]

/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/iagree.gif It's difficult to "look" for any car...But when your not looking they're everywhere.

 

[tony barnhill]

Down here, that's definitely a parts car! Nice find though....

 

[jlaird]

I want a freebe with a 1275 in it. Heck i never even see any non freebes.

 

[vping]

I think I found it on a used MG cars website, can't remember. This was way back in March. I emailed the seller and we went back & forth and no deal. Finally last Saturday I get an email outtatda blue. "You can't pass this up. FREE. I need to have my driveway paved and it has to go." She was rather sad to see it go. It was her first new car which she saved for after graduating college. She paid $4000 for it. As I said before her father was the BL dealer. She's got BL/MG memorabilia around at her moms, that she will locate & send to me when she finds it. We took pictures together which I've emailed her for posterity. She was quite broken up about it.

She purchased a 74 roadster about 10 years ago and sent it to a body shop. It was alomost completed and the guy stop working on it 8 years ago. It sits in the garage to this day. I tried schmoozing her out of it but in 2 years this is her retirement car. We'll see. I gave her my card & all my info. She said that when she died, the Roadster will be willed to me. She let me know that we would be in contact so I can help her get the roadster back on the road. Of course I will.

One side note. She had a spanking NOS bullet mirror in the box in the car. My was it awesome. She said here is a gift for you. About 10 minutes later, she took it back and was going to use it on the roadster. ARGH! I wanted that to replace the pitted one on the '67.

Suns coming up soon to warm things up a bit. It's a nippy 33º. Going to pull the carpets & see what it looks like under there. I can tell you that I towed home a good 50 pounds of nuts with this car. I lifted up the hatch and mouse looked at me and said "hey shut the door!! whattaya live in a barn!".

I knew this would be a TB parts car. ;-} but I'm not sure I can cut it up after meeting PO Especially if I am now in her will. We'll see today.

 

[Mickey Richaud]

Great story! This is what it's all about, isn't it?

Good job! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbsup.gif

Mickey

 

[DrEntropy]

....I see much use of a wire welder in your future, Vince... and many, MANY pieces of 18-gauge mild steel...

/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/devilgrin.gif