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Very Nice #1
mgainaussie Gary Lock Gold Coast, Australia Sign in to contact 1958 MG MGA 1500 1960 MG MGA 1600 1960 MG MGA 1600 1960 MG MGA 1600 & more	Topic Creator (OP) Apr 17, 2014 02:19 AM Top Contributor Joined 14 years ago 1,476 Posts

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Re: Very Nice #4
Neil MG Neil McGurk Cumbria, UK Sign in to contact 1956 Morris Minor 1958 MG MGA 1960 MG MGA 1961 MG MGA & more	Apr 17, 2014 07:19 AM Joined 16 years ago 2,067 Posts

Well spotted John!

Not sure that's the first thing I'd do though.

I have an Ash green car to restore and have yet to convince myself to keep the colour original. I know I can convince myself it looks great, but in an "I am the only one in the marching regiment who is in step" kind of way...

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Re: Very Nice #5
Bandersnatch Larry Wheeler Hillsboro, OR, USA Sign in to contact 1957 MG MGA "Rosie 2"	Apr 17, 2014 12:13 PM Joined 15 years ago 2,034 Posts

In reply to # 2664092 by Neil MG
I have an Ash green car to restore and have yet to convince myself to keep the colour original. I know I can convince myself it looks great, but in an "I am the only one in the marching regiment who is in step" kind of way...

My car was restored as a birthday present to my wife, so she got to pick the color. I campaigned relentlessly to keep the car it's original Glacier Blue, but in the end she held out for a non-MG red.

Later, she relented and now wishes she had let me paint it Glacier Blue. I did manage to restrain the fist of death.

I love to see these cars in their original livery and if I ever restore another, it definitely will be painted however it came from the factory.

Do you know why the British don't make computers? They can't figure out how to make them leak oil!

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Re: Very Nice #6
John Prewer York, North Yorkshire, UK Sign in to contact 1955 MG MGA 1500 "Cookie Monster" 1964 MG MGB "Bought In 1982, I Am 2nd Owner" 2004 MG ZT "Only 22 Built In This Colour" 2005 MG TF "Only MG Built In This Colour!" & more	Apr 17, 2014 12:46 PM Joined 11 years ago 906 Posts

Just google the images of Ash Green MGAs - it's a good 1950s racing colour, worn by some few stylish, collectible and racing MGAs.

There isn't an original MGA colour I don't like... except the jury is still out on Alamo Beige: it's a very long time since I last saw one.

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Re: Very Nice #7
TeamEvil Thomas C (Disabled) Kingston, MA, USA Sign in to contact	Apr 17, 2014 01:30 PM Top Contributor Joined 12 years ago 5,815 Posts

"Even better if it is from an MGB and reading 30-40% higher! "

Do MGB speedometers really need re-calibration to work in a MGA? Somehow I always though/was very much hoping that they were a simple swap-in and done as I don't have an original MGA speedo and have several of those from MGBs.

Wondering, worried.

Thanks,

TC

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Re: Very Nice #8
Neil MG Neil McGurk Cumbria, UK Sign in to contact 1956 Morris Minor 1958 MG MGA 1960 MG MGA 1961 MG MGA & more	Apr 17, 2014 03:14 PM Joined 16 years ago 2,067 Posts

In reply to # 2664432 by TeamEvil "Even better if it is from an MGB and reading 30-40% higher! "

Do MGB speedometers really need re-calibration to work in a MGA? Somehow I always though/was very much hoping that they were a simple swap-in and done as I don't have an original MGA speedo and have several of those from MGBs.

Wondering, worried.

Thanks,

TC

TC, be worried, be very worried!

John, I have been looking at pictures of Ash green cars since I bought this one five years ago.

I put these together for another earlier thread and I almost convinced myself...

Ash green MGA 1.jpg 18.2 KB

ash green tc 1.JPG 41.8 KB

Ash green.jpg 41.2 KB

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Re: Very Nice #9
bobs77vet bob K. northern Va, VA, USA Sign in to contact	Apr 17, 2014 05:51 PM Top Contributor Joined 11 years ago 8,257 Posts

I like it .....what is the shield around the brake master cylinder for????

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Re: Very Nice #10
mgaex189 Giovanni Delicio Obrigheim, Rheinpfalz, Germany Sign in to contact 1955 MG MGA 1500 "C2" 1955 MG MGA 1500 "4-seater" 1955 MG MGA 1500 "C1" 1957 MG MGA 1500 & more	Apr 17, 2014 06:34 PM Top Contributor Joined 12 years ago 3,573 Posts

Bob,

this is a flap that press against the bonnet. As soon as you lose the clamp the bonnet pops-up !

Gio

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Re: Very Nice #2
Neil MG Neil McGurk Cumbria, UK Sign in to contact 1956 Morris Minor 1958 MG MGA 1960 MG MGA 1961 MG MGA & more	Apr 17, 2014 03:21 AM Joined 16 years ago 2,067 Posts

Re: Very Nice #3
John Prewer York, North Yorkshire, UK Sign in to contact 1955 MG MGA 1500 "Cookie Monster" 1964 MG MGB "Bought In 1982, I Am 2nd Owner" 2004 MG ZT "Only 22 Built In This Colour" 2005 MG TF "Only MG Built In This Colour!" & more	Apr 17, 2014 04:25 AM Joined 11 years ago 906 Posts

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