What have you got.

What have you got.

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day_dreamer

Original Poster:

1,324 posts

281 months

Tuesday 28th January 2003
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Just wondering what type of MG you have....
How many different colours are out there.

I will start the ball rolling.

Partner has 1998 VVC MGF, night fire metallic 28K


Malc

pdavison

1,637 posts

284 months

Tuesday 28th January 2003
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Girlfriend has just got an MGF VVC in Silver with red leather.

Have to say, I think the car is great !

filmidget

682 posts

289 months

Tuesday 28th January 2003
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1979 Midget 1500 in Pageant Blue, black interior (original brown).
1971 Midget in some dodgy resprayed non-standard red, no interior.

How many colours are there? Loads!

You do know there were MGs before the 'F' don't you?


Cheers, Phil

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>> Edited by filmidget on Tuesday 28th January 18:43

MikeyT

16,926 posts

278 months

Wednesday 29th January 2003
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The missus has a P reg but private plated F in the purple colour (amaranth). 21k on the clock.

Got a hardtop on the cheap last year in white which I had resprayed to match. Looks the dogs.

Will post a pic on here of her F and my Chim when I get a minute and have them to hand ...

If we're talking any MG I had a harvest gold MGB reg YAW 20K which I rebuilt in 1984

But you wouldn't want to see pics of that would you?

Edited to say first visit to the MG forum. Used to live in Abingdon and was there in 1981 when the factory was closed. Sad day for the town.

>> Edited by MikeyT on Wednesday 29th January 00:10

day_dreamer

Original Poster:

1,324 posts

281 months

Wednesday 29th January 2003
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filmidget said: How many colours are there? Loads!

You do know there were MGs before the 'F' don't you?




I used to have a modified maestro turbo, not what you would call a classic MG, but I loved it, went like stink and most people thought it was a 1.6 with a body kit.

Malc

RichB

52,748 posts

291 months

Wednesday 29th January 2003
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Hi guys

MGs before the MGf?

Well I have a had a few of those:-

1955 MGZA Magnette
1959 MGA 1600
1958 MGA 1500
1960 MGA Twin Cam
1967 MGC GT

But these days it's a TVR Griffith 500 sorry. Rich...

filmidget

682 posts

289 months

Wednesday 29th January 2003
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It was a tongue in cheek post, honest

But sometimes you gotta wonder about *some* MGF owners.

The only time I went to a local MGOC meet, most of the previously MG owning members had 'moved on' to TVRs...

Similar levels of reliability but a hell of a lot less rust I guess?

Anyway my family is deserting... I am looking to sell at least one Midget, probably to buy a mates MR2 Turbo, and my parents have just bough an MX5.

Cheers, Phil

day_dreamer

Original Poster:

1,324 posts

281 months

Wednesday 29th January 2003
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From MGF to TVR is a semi natural progression, you get your foot into the British roadster scene with the F, and then want something a little more and get a TVR.
top choices



Malc

tedebear

177 posts

262 months

Wednesday 29th January 2003
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I drive a 1967 Mk II Midget (red!!)...although its currently awaiting a gearbox rebuild so not on the road at the moment :-(

Had a Portofino Gold one in Australia (69 Mk III) any of you familiar with old MG's will know its akin to baby poo colour!!! :-)

Noodles 4.2

574 posts

269 months

Wednesday 29th January 2003
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I have a 1952 MGTD.

I inherited from my Dad who bought it when he was 17 (in a box of bits)

He spent 2000 hours and about 30k restoring it to concours condition.

I don't use it much as I don't want it rusting and it only does 70mph (down hills).

It is a very rare original colour - an almost metallic gold colour - which for 1952 is saying a lot.

Tony

RZD

141 posts

275 months

Thursday 30th January 2003
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I own 3 MGB's, a '67 roadster, '69 BGT, and another '74 BGT (rubber bumper model). All require total restoration!
I intend to restore the roadster, and the 69 BGT eventually!!!!

However, the '74 BGT needs to go.......any offers?

Leszek.





colin m

55 posts

263 months

Saturday 1st February 2003
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Mines a '72 roadster in Damask red. Restored it myself (except the paint) and it's true, doing the sills correctly is a sod.
Best part of ownership - winter with the roof down - bl@#dy freezing!!

Rower

1,381 posts

273 months

Saturday 1st February 2003
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I owned 1972 B GT ,top spec webasto, sundym windows, chrome ro-styles, bought it in 1975 ran it untill 1987, as my only car, had the engin re-conned in about 1980, respray and some new panels in 1985,Sadly it remained in my garage as a ' project ' untill last year when she was unceremoniously dragged from the garage and removed on a low loader by an MG specialist who promises me she will run again ! so if you ever see a Glacier white BGT, reg GRO 5L give her a wave, The space in the garage is now occupied by my TVR S3, giving me lots of fun again only a lot faster !!!

Guy

Nigel Lewis

1,585 posts

272 months

Saturday 1st February 2003
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I have had 2 MGB roadsters and a BGT over the years. The BGT was the original long term test car for the the Motor Magazine. It was totally rebuild by John Day in Bedford and was in Concours condition. I also had an MGF VVC when they first come out, and in 98 I sold both the MGF and BGT, and brought a New TVR Griff 500. WOW!! am now awaiting the delivery of a new T350t later in the year.
However, I haven't cut my links with MG, as I have an MG ZT 190+ as my everyday car. It is superb, and quite honestly is a much better package than the BM's etc that the press seem to rave about.

v8mg

238 posts

264 months

Wednesday 5th February 2003
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Hi All
I have a MGB with 3.5 Rover with holly carb and 5 speed gearbox. An yea I agree replacing sills right is a nigtmare
Mick

dern

14,055 posts

286 months

Wednesday 5th February 2003
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I've had an MG1300 (lasted 2 days before I broke the gearbox), a Midget 1500 (wife's daily car for a year) and an MGB GT (bought for a kit donor, sold a few months later).

Regards,

Mark

red

59 posts

272 months

Saturday 8th February 2003
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B Roadster with Rover 3.5 and holley, just got it onto the road after a re-build

MGBV8

160 posts

263 months

Sunday 9th February 2003
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1973 Blaze Midget
1971 4.6BV8 Tartan Red
2002 ZS180 Yellow

Should be easy to spot

Paul

chris watton

22,478 posts

267 months

Sunday 9th February 2003
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We have, well,, my fiancee has a 2002 Le Mans green ZR160, very girlie racer-ish!!!lol
I did have a 1.8mpi MGF, followed by a Trophy 160, then the disappointing (to me anyway) TF160, which I traded in for my Chim 450

Chris

Rower

1,381 posts

273 months

Tuesday 11th February 2003
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2 V8 roadsters mentioned on this thread, are they the conversions by ' Costelloe'? had a large power bulge in the bonnet .

Guy