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Will a 1971 MGB factory hardtop fit a 1976 Midget?
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  This topic is about my 1976 MG Midget MkIV
lavcheech Anthony R
Waterbury, CT, USA   USA
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1960 MG MGA 1600 Coupe
1976 MG Midget MkIV
Can you let me know if a 1971 MGB Factory Hardtop will fit a 1976 Midget?

Thank you in advance - the car top is very far away and this is the reason I am asking.
Please let me know.

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Re: Will a 1971 MGB factory hardtop fit a 1976 Midget?
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7mg2 Andrew Hardie
Calgary, AB, Canada   CAN
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No


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lavcheech Anthony R
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Thank you

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TeamEvil Thomas C (Disabled)
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OK, why not?

http://www.mgexp.com/phorum/read.php?3,3134184



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2015-11-25 04:20 PM by TeamEvil.

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7mg2 Andrew Hardie
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Quite simply, the MGB is a different car. A bigger car.


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mowog1 Gold Member Rick Ingram
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In reply to # 3134908 by TeamEvil OK, why not?

http://www.mgexp.com/phorum/read.php?3,3134184

There were factory tops for Midgets.

There were factory tops for MGBs/MGCs.

They are NOT interchangable.


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Basically, the "B" has a longer and wider cockpit than the Sprite/Midget.........


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Billm Gold Member Bill Masquelier
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The "B" top will NOT fit a Midget
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TeamEvil Thomas C (Disabled)
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Too bad. I have a fiberglass top from an MGB that I was hoping to slice and dice to fit the MGA. I figured that, being fiberglass, almost any MG top could be made to fit another model with some work and a bit of luck, you know? Similar windshield curvature, height, rake, etc., at least a re-workable base to begin with. Never really measured, just thought that the similar lineage might give me a head start in the modifications.

Wrong again !

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The 79 Midget top also mentioned on this forum will and it's in CT!


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