[Spridgets] Midget on eBay - Question

[Peter Caldwell]

All Midgets after 1974 had Triumph engines and transmissions.

Check out the lower rear 1/4!  Nice. At least he didn't go forward of 
the rocker, too. Looks like rocker-rust was (and is?) an issue.

Peter C
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At 03:39 PM 1/22/2009, Kirk Hargreaves wrote:
>This Midget - 1977- on eBay displays a gear box that you lift the shifter to
>get into reverse.
>
>The car is indicated as a restored vehicle with a buy it now for 8k.
>
>I was not aware that they made a gear box like this (I am not aware of a LOT
>of things).
>
>Would this be a rib cage or rib case box that began to use this reverse
>method at some point?
>
>Listing:
>
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/MG-Midget-MARK-IV-MGB-MIDGET-ROADSTER-4-SPEED-RESTORED-RARE-COLOR_W0QQitemZ270331500303QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUS_Cars_Trucks?hash=item270331500303&_trksid=p4506.c0.m245&_trkparms=72%3A317|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1308
>
>
>Kirk
>59BE