The frame, which is only an inch from the inner fender, is totally
untouched. I looked the car over for a half hour and could not find the
slightest bit of damage anywhere: not a bit of bondo (I checked with a thin
magnet) and not a bent bracket anywhere on the fender or front end of the
car. This is actually a pretty unique car and the owner bought the car new
in '59. He swears that it has never been in an accident and has never had
any body panels replaced.
It doesn't really matter to me if the car was in an accident because, if it
has been in an accident, evidently it was repaired very well. I'm just
curious how these cars were put together at the factory. I'm more familiar
with MGBs, and I know that if you look closely on the inner fenders on these
cars you can see some minor distortion in the metal--which I'm guessing just
happens from stamping the metal part?
Please let me know if you know anything more about this.
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From: E720LAM@TOE.TOWSON.EDU
To: Karim Marouf
Subject: Re: MGA question
Date: Tuesday, May 27, 1997 1:28PM
>On the passenger-side inner fender on an MGA, is there supposed to be a
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>or join line a few inches above where the shock absorber sticks out?
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>noticed this on a '59 MGA I looked at over the weekend, and was wondering
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>it might have had some accident damage=2E There is also a little
distortion=
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>right above this line=2E No such line is on the driver's side inner
fender=2E=
> I=20
>don't see any signs of accident damage on the outer fender or any other
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>t=20
>of the front end=2E The frame rail right beside the inner fender is
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>straight=2E
No there shouldn't. As you observed, it should look like the opposite
fender. The distortion above the weld could be a result of heat generated
when welding (this is not uncommon when welding sheet metal, especially
if the welding machine is incorrectly set). I'ld inquire further. Find
out if the frame had been damaged then straightened .
Let me know what happens.
Good luck.
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