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Aluminum Bonnet I. D. #1
Butcherbro Mark B (New Member) Enumclaw, WA, USA Sign in to contact 1968 MG MGC GT "Please Don’t Name Cars."	Topic Creator (OP) Apr 23, 2024 08:14 PM Joined 26 days ago 2 Posts

Is there a way to identify an O. E. M. aluminum bonnet?

I have one but don’t want to try to fit it if it won’t work. It looks old and well worn with hing mounts, prop holder and latch all intact. Thanks for any info.

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Re: Aluminum Bonnet I. D. #2
tdgray Todd Gray Uniontown, OH, USA Sign in to contact 1960 MG MGA "Abigail" 1968 MG MGC GT "Lucy" 1971 BMW 2800CS Coupe 2005 Mercedes-Benz SLK55 AMG	Apr 24, 2024 06:28 AM Top Contributor Joined 12 years ago 992 Posts

Not really that I know of. Is there a reason it matters?

Not like people are making repops of these all day long.

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Re: Aluminum Bonnet I. D. #3
Big6Mark Mark M Emerald Valley, OR, USA Sign in to contact 1960 Austin-Healey 3000 1968 MG MGC 1968 MG MGC "Red Tail" 1968 MG MGC GT "The Wreck" & more	Apr 25, 2024 11:13 AM Top Contributor Joined 16 years ago 1,482 Posts

If it is an aluminum bonnet for the MGC it is OEM. Even the later OEM bonnets were pressed in steel.

Then there was the short run of new Heritage bonnets in the 1990's. May have been only 200 of those.

Never heard of any reproductions of any kind, but fiberglass.

On close inspection I can verify if the bonnet is original to the car in most cases, but if it is off of the original car there is no way to tell.

C Ya,
Mark

I suffer from OTD, CRS, IBS-D, Chemo-brain, IDGAD syndrome and other people’s insanities.

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Re: Aluminum Bonnet I. D. #4
Butcherbro Mark B (New Member) Enumclaw, WA, USA Sign in to contact 1968 MG MGC GT "Please Don’t Name Cars."	Topic Creator (OP) Apr 25, 2024 12:51 PM Joined 26 days ago 2 Posts

Thanks Mark.

I have one but won't be using it. I rescued a 68 CGT from the weather and will be leaving the steel hood on it. Maybe the aluminum will make good trading stock.

Mark

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Re: Aluminum Bonnet I. D. #5
ron neal Coastal, SC, USA Sign in to contact 1962 MG MGA MkII 1968 MG MGC 1969 MG MGC 1969 MG MGC GT & more	Apr 25, 2024 06:59 PM Top Contributor Joined 15 years ago 8,014 Posts

Mark B
Yes a good MGC bonnet (alloy or steel) is good trading stock. No one is making new ones.
Personally I like the later steel bonnets since they are more robust and user friendly but they do add about 10 more pounds of weight.
Ron

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