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MG MGA (1959)
for sale

Price: US $14,000.00

Description:

PRIOR TO BIDDING PLEASE READ COMPLETE WRITE UP!
Up for auction is 1959 MGA that is running and driving. It has been in storage for almost 20 years. This car was a customer’s car that was brought in for assembly after paint. As most inexperienced body shops they take forever to reassemble the car hence the reason for the customer bringing it to us for assembly after surmising the body shop would not ever finish. Like typical customers that get scammed by the inexperienced shops they spend most of their money on the first shop and do not have the funds to finish leaving the next shop hanging “ Us” after years of the customer stringing us along for services rendered and storage we finally did the lien sale transferring title to us. We kept this car with the intentions to finish it as it’s a car with good bones and will be a nice car to have as a daily driver. The paint is over twenty years old but still has a nice smooth shine as its been stored indoors out of the elements. There are several blemishes throughout the body including a dent in the right rear fender, the deck lid has crack on the paint as if someone would have push down on it, near the windshield there are some very small blisters or bubbles possibly from prime not curing properly were are not sure. Because the paint is so shiny it brings on the argument for not doing the paint over, please see the pictures. The underside of the car has the typical surface rust found on a 55 year old car. There are places that have small signs of rust battery tray, inner fender splash panel. Fenders do not have rust. This car was not a snow car or in high humidity area. All of the brake and clutch hydraulics have been recently replaced and silicone DOT 5 brake fluid installed. The fuel system has been gone through including a new fuel tank, fuel pump reconditioning and carburetors serviced. The previous owner claimed the engine had been rebuilt prior to body shop work this appears to be true as the engine has great oil pressure “40 lbs at idle hot”, no smoke and runs really smooth. Looking under the valve cover its really clean like it should be. The transmission shifts well and does not have the typical loud whine in first and reverse that most three synchro transmissions have. The floors were replaced many years ago with new chrome wire wheels and Michelin XZX tires that have no miles on them. The chrome wire wheels were sprayed with Cosmoline to keep them from rusting during storage but still need a good cleaning as the rest of the car. Someone has attempted to add a center hand brake lever as found in Triumphs that will have to be replaced for the hand brake to be operational. There are several items missing from the car that are all readily available from the catalog companies or here on eBay. The seats are missing the bottom frames. Folding top frame is included not pictured. The safety gauge will need replacing or service as the temp gauge is not operation. We have driven the car enough to check engine temp to be normal. We have intentionally not finished the interior as this is a plus to order in the color you want and any novice can do as supplied from moss. Please look carefully at the pictures as they show the condition of the car and many of the pluses it has that are too long to list. If you have any question please call AL 619-534-6419 or email through eBay. Inspections are encouraged prior to auctions end and not after. We are a long time seller on eBay and have a 100% so bid with confidence as we are committed to make this a easy transaction and represent this car as best as possible. We have too many cars and parts and are not going to have enough time and good health to finish all of them so we will be listing them as we get them out of storage and ready. Shipping is buyers responsibility a $500.00 PayPal deposit is required 24 hours after auctions end. Please our time is very limited so please read all of this description and please ask questions prior to bidding to make sure this car is right for you. We have a clean California title registered in our name. No warranties are given as this is a used car.
On Aug-11-15 at 12:59:51 PDT, seller added the following information:Hello derosaman, All metal work was done over twenty years ago. I may have been a little harsh in describing rust as it is our goal for you to say that the car is better than you thought after recieving it. In the first picture you can see where I have peeled back the undercoating to see the actual frame in an area that is commonly rusty on these cars. All of the chassis has this undercoating and we have peeled back in a few comon rust areas to ensure chassis is sound, hence the reason we kept this car after closing shop. I hope this helps
Cheers
AL
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