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Kerrvert Jim Holloway Kerrville, Texas, USA 1964 MG MGB MkI "Pappy"	Posted: April 06, 2012 11:38AM Registered: 3 years ago Posts: 148

Hi All,

There's an old guy out this way that runs a junkyard of sorts. Over a year ago I happened by there and discovered he had a '52 MG TD sitting there and it looked pretty decent to me. I was in the midst of building my B at the time...and he wanted a fortune for it, so I kind of filed it away thinking I'd check on it later.

The other day I went over there. Turns out he still has the ,52 and he also has a '53! I also learned that he's dropped his price. He wants $15k for both of them. Personally I think that's still a bit high.

The cars have been sitting over 20 years and will need to be restored. They appear to be mechanically complete. The '52 has no interior. The '53 has an interior, top, tonneau, side curtains, owners manual and crank, but no title.

I took a friend who'd restored a TF long ago out there yesterday for a look and he told me that the bodies of these cars are in "excellent" shape. No dents or serious rust and the woodwork on the '52 is in really good shape. I can't vouch for the wood on '53 because all it's all covered up by the interior, but if the exterior is any indication then I'd say it looks promising.

I've spent the past day or so scheming up ways I might acquire these cars, but my wife has informed me that doing so could "negatively affect our relationship", so I give up. The best I'll be able to manage out of all this is a vicarious thrill, so I thought I'd share this with you gentlemen in the hope that these cars will find their way out of the junkyard and back onto the street in the hands of my fellow AMGA members.

Please PM or call me (202.669.9956) if you'd like more info about these cars. I'll post some pix here in a little while.

Thanks...Jim Holloway

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Kerrvert Jim Holloway Kerrville, Texas, USA 1964 MG MGB MkI "Pappy"	Posted: April 06, 2012 12:09PM Registered: 3 years ago Posts: 148

Here are a couple of pix of the '53.

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Kerrvert Jim Holloway Kerrville, Texas, USA 1964 MG MGB MkI "Pappy"	Posted: April 06, 2012 12:11PM Registered: 3 years ago Posts: 148

Here are a couple more...

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Kerrvert Jim Holloway Kerrville, Texas, USA 1964 MG MGB MkI "Pappy"	Posted: April 06, 2012 12:13PM Registered: 3 years ago Posts: 148

...and here's a couple of the '52...

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