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1600 MGA Bonham Texas #1
jwhoward214 Johnny Howard Bonham, USA	Posted: March 21, 2012 10:12AM Registered: 1 year ago Posts: 26

Sorry guys
I lied to everybody this car has rear drums disc fronts pictures today
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.370724316286945.106871.100000481393605&type=3&saved

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/21/2012 01:54PM by jwhoward214.

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Re: 1600 MGA Bonham Texas #2
David Pyle TX, USA 1958 MG MGA 1500	Posted: March 21, 2012 10:18AM Registered: 2 years ago Posts: 448

What car? Where is Bonham. Is it for sale?

Dave Pyle dap8@comcast.net
Houston TX

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Re: 1600 MGA Bonham Texas #3
TeamEvil / / Gone, /, Kiribati	Posted: March 21, 2012 11:40AM Registered: 1 year ago Posts: 1,445

Any chance of a few more threads started about this mystery ride?

I just can't get enough . . .

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Re: 1600 MGA Bonham Texas #4
Neil MG Neil McGurk Cumbria, United Kingdom 1956 Morris Minor 1958 MG MGA 1960 MG MGA 1961 MG MGA 1966 Jaguar Mark 2 → more	Posted: March 21, 2012 11:55AM Registered: 5 years ago Posts: 1,485

Didn't you hear the story of the little boy who cried "wolf!"?

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Re: 1600 MGA Bonham Texas #5
jwhoward214 Johnny Howard Bonham, USA	Posted: March 21, 2012 12:31PM Registered: 1 year ago Posts: 26

Here are 2 pictures
Start doing the restore this summer- I have a feeling to speed up the process i will need a good second motor to help get this rolling restore car up.
Getting my sand blaster and glass bead machine will be the next big thing to help speed this new adventure up.
Thank You to all of you

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Re: 1600 MGA Bonham Texas #6
David Pyle TX, USA 1958 MG MGA 1500	Posted: March 21, 2012 01:03PM Registered: 2 years ago Posts: 448

I think you will need help with the restoration unless you have done this. Assuming the car is restorable a professional restorer would charge $60K to do it. That would include some parts. Join NAMGAR and look for advice from the local MG club members in Dallas. You would benefit by attending their events. Overall Texas has an active MG interest. Most here think you should keep the top. No value to the car without it. You might want to ask someone knowledgeable about restoration expense even if you do the work. Good luck.

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Re: 1600 MGA Bonham Texas #7
Gary E Gary Edwards Kernersville, ,N.C., USA 1962 MG MGA MkII 1974 MG MGB GT	Posted: March 21, 2012 01:39PM Registered: 7 years ago Posts: 5,278

let's see some more pictures. Looks like the sills could be in ok shape considering the dry looking storage. I would first clear all the crap away from the car and take a load of pictures then post them on a photo host site like photobucket or something. That way all the people on this site can give you some solid advice about make the car s good driver.

Gary

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Re: 1600 MGA Bonham Texas #8
RJBrown Randy Brown Highlands Ranch, Colorado, USA 1958 MG MGA 1500 1958 MG MGA 1500 Coupe 1960 MG MGA 1600 "Later" 1962 MG MGA MkII	Posted: March 21, 2012 02:56PM Registered: 1 year ago Posts: 825

The Vin # shows that it is a Standard 1600 coupe made in the spring of 1960. NO DELUXE.

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Re: 1600 MGA Bonham Texas #9
jwhoward214 Johnny Howard Bonham, USA	Posted: March 21, 2012 03:19PM Registered: 1 year ago Posts: 26

How did you come up with this

In reply to # 2018283 by RJBrown The Vin # shows that it is a Standard 1600 coupe made in the spring of 1960. NO DELUXE.

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Re: 1600 MGA Bonham Texas #10
David Pyle TX, USA 1958 MG MGA 1500	Posted: March 21, 2012 03:20PM Registered: 2 years ago Posts: 448

A wave of the wand...

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Re: 1600 MGA Bonham Texas #11
RJBrown Randy Brown Highlands Ranch, Colorado, USA 1958 MG MGA 1500 1958 MG MGA 1500 Coupe 1960 MG MGA 1600 "Later" 1962 MG MGA MkII	Posted: March 21, 2012 04:25PM Registered: 1 year ago Posts: 825

GHDL 87288 is your VIN# the extra / between the letters and numbers means nothing. #82921 was made in Jan of 1960 #91240 was the first Deluxe car made it was made in April of 1960. Making this one a standard 1600 probably made in January. This car is too early to possibly be a Deluxe. Source Clausager "Original MGA"
The letters in the VIN mean: G-MGA, H-1400-1999 cc, L-Left Hand Drive, D-coupe.

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Re: 1600 MGA Bonham Texas #12
SteveLandry Steve Landry Phoenix, AZ, USA 1948 MG TC 1959 MG MGA 1500 1960 Morgan Plus 4 (+4)	Posted: March 21, 2012 06:42PM Registered: 4 years ago Posts: 424

Based on these and his other posts, it would seem that ol' JW is putting us all on.... OK, so I was slow on the uptake....

Steve

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Re: 1600 MGA Bonham Texas #13
MGARuss Russ Sharples New Jersey, USA 1960 MG MGA 1600 "Bonnie"	Posted: March 21, 2012 11:25PM Registered: 1 year ago Posts: 618

In reply to # 2018296 by jwhoward214 How did you come up with this

In reply to # 2018283 by RJBrown The Vin # shows that it is a Standard 1600 coupe made in the spring of 1960. NO DELUXE.

Johnny,

You can read about how the VIN is decoded here:
http://www.mgaregister.nl/indentification.html

You can browse their data base by going here:
http://www.mgaregister.nl/

then click on "Register" at the top of the page and then "MGA register database" below the picture on the left side.

Your car looks like a major project, have you done car restorations before?

Russ

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Re: 1600 MGA Bonham Texas #14
jclars John Larsen Lynden, WA, USA 1958 MG MGA 1500 Coupe 1965 MG MGB 1970 MG MGB	Posted: March 22, 2012 12:10AM Registered: 5 years ago Posts: 2,308

Russ, I never did car restorations before this:

John Larsen
1958 MGA Coupe
1970 MGB Roadster

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Re: 1600 MGA Bonham Texas #15
Leslie Leslie Baney Mesa, AZ, USA	Posted: March 22, 2012 04:39PM Registered: 4 years ago Posts: 524

In reply to # 2018760 by jclars Russ, I never did car restorations before this:

You are still one of my heroes John!!! smiling smiley

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Re: 1600 MGA Bonham Texas #16
jclars John Larsen Lynden, WA, USA 1958 MG MGA 1500 Coupe 1965 MG MGB 1970 MG MGB	Posted: March 22, 2012 04:58PM Registered: 5 years ago Posts: 2,308

AHHHH, GEEEE (My cheeks are rosy red).

Nice to hear from you Leslie. BTW - I am currently building a 64-65 MGB pull handle for my daughter in AZ. If you see an Iris Blue one zipping around your area, you'll know who it is! Any yes, she has the same refined humor as me.

Maybe I should take a hiatus like you and Jon and re-enter the forum with a fresh outlook and new project. Well, maybe just the fresh outlook. I have secured enough projects for the next 5 years. They're just not MGA's.

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Re: 1600 MGA Bonham Texas #17
Leslie Leslie Baney Mesa, AZ, USA	Posted: March 22, 2012 06:27PM Registered: 4 years ago Posts: 524

In reply to # 2019450 by jclars

Maybe I should take a hiatus like you and Jon and re-enter the forum with a fresh outlook and new project. Well, maybe just the fresh outlook. I have secured enough projects for the next 5 years. They're just not MGA's.

Well - our little hiatus was not very rejuvenating winking smiley

Had lots of family stuff going on... and every time I suggest something or come up with a brilliant plan for home improvement Jon flips his lid.... his newest mantra to everything I say is "let's finish the MG first" ... It goes a little something like this around here:

ME: Look honey - the bill for our son's kidney surgery came, guess we better pay that one
JON: let's finish the MG first

ME: Wouldn't it be nice to rip up the carpet in the bedrooms and put wood down like the rest of the house
JON: let's finish the MG first

ME: What should we do for our son's 18th birthday
JON: let's finish the MG first

ME: I would kinda like to do a tile wainscoting in the boys' bathroom
JON: let's finish the MG first

ME: Should we do the grocery shopping Saturday or Sunday
JON: let's finish the MG first

(and sadly I am only exaggerating a little bit grinning smiley

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Re: 1600 MGA Bonham Texas #18
Jonathan-AZ Jonathan Baney Mesa, Arizona, USA 1962 MG MGA MkII	Posted: March 22, 2012 08:17PM Registered: 3 years ago Posts: 261

get off the computer so we can finish the MG!

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Re: 1600 MGA Bonham Texas #19
jclars John Larsen Lynden, WA, USA 1958 MG MGA 1500 Coupe 1965 MG MGB 1970 MG MGB	Posted: March 22, 2012 11:01PM Registered: 5 years ago Posts: 2,308

Jon, be steadfast! It's amazing what these girls can do if you encourage them: learn how to paint, tile, carpet and carpentry. My wife used to say she didnt have a steady enough hand to paint. HA! Now her ploy is to simply ask "what tool do I use to tighten up the drain thats leaking?" Since I am usually in the shop when she asks this sort of question, it is easy to help her find the right tool.

But I digress. Leslie, get off the computer and help Jon finish the MG.

Kind of hijacked this post, but it seemed to need some direction anyway.

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