1958 Mg Mga for sale - Morgantown, Pennsylvania

Description:
Interior Color:
Black

Exterior Color:
Old English White

Description:
1958 MG MGA Roadster The MGA is a sports car that was produced by MG from 1955 until 1962.  Gone were the fender and running board looks and the car was inspired by an earlier Lemans car which had beautiful integrated lines and curved bulbous fenders.  A new chassis was designed with the side members further apart and the floor attached to the bottom rather than the top of the frame sections.  As it was so different from the older MG models it was called the MGA, the first of a new line to quote the contemporary advertising.  There was also a new engine available and the car took on the Austin Healey look which made the MGA a top seller for the years it was produced. For consignment, a former black painted car now in Old English White, sporting a rebuilt engine in 2007 and driven sparingly, always garaged since this rebuild.  A new radiator, and now a 12 volt system car.  Now offered to you, this 1958 MGA Roadster, a 2 owner car that our consignor doesn\'t have the time to enjoy any longer...win you! Exterior The MGA was a big step forward for the British automaker and somewhat shocking to MG fans around the globe.  With its persuasive yet delicate flowing lines all bathed in an older application of Old English White that is retaining its shine with just minor scratches and areas of rub off on the seams.  Starting up front, the raked back waterfall style grille which melts its way into the rounded peak fenders with their chrome bezel headlights.  Just below this steel and chrome artwork is a clean bumper with added bumperettes.  Moving down the sides, a swooping body line melts into the highly arched rear fenders creating a soft vee shape that keeps eyes drawn and hearts pounding.  These sides, devoid of all chrome and trimmings, achieve artistic perfection with the sculpted lines as they frame the knockoff hub wire spoke wheels and black wall rubber.  Just aft of the long bonnet is a chromed windscreen framed with a black vinyl convertible top with clear plastic windows and additional side curtains are present and accounted for in case you hit a spot of inclement weather.   On the back is the rear curved bumper stretching from fender to fender with its near perfect bumperettes, oval tail lights, and a chrome octagonal MG badge in the center of the boot lid. Interior Reaching in and pulling the door release strap in the center of black door panels, we are greeted with a bit of unexpected niceties in the form of good condition white leather tuck and roll low back bomber style bucket seats with a hint of wrinkling to the upholstery.  Also on the drivers seat is a small tear between the insert and the bolsters along the piping seam.  There is a padded choice leather covered white center armrest tucked neatly between the passenger\'s seat and on top of the center hump.  An eyebrow curved dash, also draped in black sports a litany of Jaeger sweep gauges, which pepper a white painted steel curved dash front along with the heater controls, bright radio speaker grille and framed MG badge over more white steel in front of the passenger.  This dash is fronted by a black bakelite with a central X spoke banjo style steering wheel.  Deep black carpeting with minor wear on the thresholds floods the floors and a rear storage area all looking so inviting and beckoning me to feel its softness. Drivetrain A flip of the long swooping hood reveals a nicely restored 4-cylinder red painted engine block in 1489cc configuration.  This mill is fed by 2 SU\'s which are semi downdraft carburetors.  There is a 4-speed manual transmission attached to the back and a 4.30 rear axle way in back.  The engine bay is very well done with just a light dust coating of patina. Undercarriage All straight structural steel is underneath, and makes up a clean undercarriage displaying just minor road dirt, patina and some surface rust.  The floor pans are strong and solid with factory undercoating applied, meanwhile the side rockers and frame are near