Congrats Allen,
You soon be having a more fun car to drive then anything else on the
road. I say this from experience, as I own several. Each one has it's
virtues, The B is a real comfortable cruiser, The TD turns heads where
ever it goes. Ah, but the Sprite is my prefered fun car. I would drive
it anywhere. Happy motoring.
Rick
Ajhsys@aol.com wrote:
>
> Yes, I bought a new (1977) MG Midget tonight!!! (WOOHOO!!!) Well, to be
> honest, I put down a deposit on it and will get it when I can collect some of
> the commissions that I have coming (very soon)!
>
> This car has a story. (When I'm finished with the car story, remind me to
> tell you about my grandson!) I found the car on the MG Web site. Wrote to
> the owner (a GPO) and he didn't seem in much of a hurry to sell it. He owns a
> beautiful, fully restored MGB, and bought the Midget for his wife. They
> decided to have babies instead and she lost interest. (We could hear the new
> baby in the house! The next generation of LBC lovers!)
>
> He bought the car about a year ago from a woman who didn't use it very much
> for about 8 years. (We'll call her the DPO!) I saw a repair receipt dated
> 1988 and the mileage listed was 62,300. The car now has a little over 63,000.
> Anyway, he turned the engine with a wrench before he bought it...and when he
> got it home, he changed the oil, flushed the tank and replaced the gas,
> changed all the hoses, belts, plugs, and ign. wires. The 1500cc engine runs
> fine reading about 145lbs in each cyl. It needs some carb setting and the
> timing set, vacuum hoses, valve cover gasket, etc., but basically the engine
> is good.
>
> He also removed the brake and clutch master cylinders, so I couldn't drive it!
> They were leaking on the carpets and he wanted to minimize the damage that
> brake fluid can do. I have no idea what the clutch and trans are like. Oh
> well, not to worry! I brought the two MCs home so I can dismantle them to see
> how badly pitted they are. I'll rebuild if not too bad. If the tranny is
> bad, I have an excuse to paint the engine bay!
>
> The car has had some body repair work, new stuff welded in (roll pans, quarter
> panels) and a new, bright red paint job. (With a green engine bay! It was BRG
> originally.) We still found some rust, but not enough to deter me! (Insert
> some witty expletive here!) We will be replacing the floors and door sills and
> fixing some small rust in the boot, but we don't have to rush into it. I want
> to play for a year before we start the hard work!
>
> All the gauges and lights are there, and he said all but the temp gauge works.
> It has a Weber carb, a K&N air filter, and a solid roll bar. Some new parts
> in the boot...new top (Anco, I think?) still in the box, Haynes manual, and a
> replica owners manual.
>
> I think it was a good buy for $1600. I got a pretty toy that I can have some
> fun with, and save the street tires on my Expo. The tires are pretty well
> shot on this car. They still hold air, but I wouldn't even try to drive for
> any distance on them. They must have major flat spots. I want to clean up
> the Rostyle wheels before mounting new tires, so the car will come home and go
> up on stands.
>
> Please only say kind things tonight. I'm still floating!!
>
> Allen Hefner
> '77 MG Midget
> '92 Mitsubishi Expo LRV Sport
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