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13th November 2019, 21:31 | #71 |
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Love the colour. About same condition as mine by the looks of it.
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13th November 2019, 21:37 | #72 |
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I had to replace the sunroof and vinyl top last yr, when they took the windscreen out loads of rust, ended up costing more than half what I paid for the car to do that.
But still better than some horrible modern car.
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14th November 2019, 17:40 | #73 |
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Call me eccentric. lol
She needs some chrome bumpers. Last edited by Dallas; 14th November 2019 at 20:53.. |
14th November 2019, 17:52 | #74 |
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No Rubber are really good, you can sit on them, run them into a wall, use them to get on your horse, etc etc.
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14th November 2019, 20:49 | #75 |
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14th November 2019, 21:14 | #76 |
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I cant believe how wonderful a noise the doors make when you close them, the sound is so unique, pure heavy metal quality at its best lol. The tailgate is incredibly heavy, the sound closer is pure genius, everything just clicks shut with ease.
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14th November 2019, 21:46 | #77 |
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Yes, yes so much to appreciate owning these cars
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15th November 2019, 05:53 | #78 |
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Congratulations on your mgbgt!
Love the collor, realy seventies. Could be because im from 74 myself and growing up seeing these great cars arround me that they give me that nostalgic feeling. Im kinda fond of seventies car as, beside my 75 midget, I also have a 78 Jaguar XJ6 in: Morrocan Bronze! Wouldnt worry about the bumpers to much and if you ask me I prefer the mg's bumperles anyway, they have the right curves for it! Ive left of the rubber bumpers on my midget after ive mildly crashed the front about half a year after id finished my 3 year restoration... What I would like to know if I was you is the condition of the bodywork behind the chrome sillcovers as thats usualy a dirt&moist trap. |
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You can change the rubber bumpers to the chrome ones but does involve a bit of work. The old car club that I am a member of there are several members that have MG's in all different colours, red, white, blue, green, yellow and brown, that's all the ones I can remember. As for getting in and out of one I have no chance these days apart from the convertible. I have driven many over the years, huge fun apart from the Midget which for me was impossible to get into. The other small convertible I could drive was the Spitfire.
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I'm beginning to not like the bright orange colour, the paintwork isn't the best, its been badly resprayed, paint is flat and peeling in places. There is quite a bit of work to get the old girl to a standard I would like, I may even revert back to plan A. I'm really not a fan of the rubber bumpers, the more I look at it, the more I'm beginning to hate it. I thought I would get use to liking the look, but so far its having the opposite effect, I may go as far as selling the old girl, and to look for the chrome bumper model which I originally wanted. It all boils down to personal preference I guess. |
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