List,
Looks like a lot of what I need to know is at Barney Gaylord's site,
along with related links to "Restoring #43"
Any comments on the "MGA Restoration Guide" by Malcom Green ? I saw this
at Amazon and in the Moss catalogs. I was going to order it, but I don't
think I saw it on Barney's recommended reading list, so I wondered about it.
Thanks to all who replied.
Don Malling
Don Malling wrote:
> I'm in the market for a finished MGA.
>
> I'm the original owner of my TR250 which is under restoration, and I
> have a 73 MGB and a BMH MGB Body shell in the crate with '68 and '69 MGB
> parts cars to go with it. I have plenty of work to do. But I'd still
> like a finished MGA -- one without much or any work.
>
> Looks like I can get a nice one on eBay for $12K to $15K. I'm finding
> out with my TR250 restoration that I can probably buy a finished one for
> less than the cost of restoring one. Plus if I pay $15K for a nice MGA
> and drive it on sunny days at 3K miles per year, I'll probably be able
> to sell it for about what I paid for it. It's almost like money in the
> bank with some fun along the way. Maybe not perfect but lots better that
> spending $30K on a new SUV and loosing $10K on it in the first couple of
> years.
>
> Are there any good books or sources of information -- buyers guides --
> for the MGA. Roger Williams wrote a great book on the TR250 and TR6 and
> I have both of Lindsay Porter's books on the MGB. Lots of good
> information about what to look for -- where they rust etc. Questions to
> ask. Anything similar for the MGA?
>
> Anyone have a nice MGA for sale?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Don Malling
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