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| Posted: Tue Aug 24th, 2010 08:54 pm |
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Simon_Leung 3T WIS 
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For those not familiar with the MGA, production began in 1955 thru 1962, when it was replaced by the MGB. The earlier MGA had a 1500 cc engine that had 68 hp,the later models had the upgraded 72 hp. The twin-cam version was launched in 1958 that had DOHC aluminum cylinder version of the B-Series engine. With a high compression ratio of 9.9:1 later it was replaced by a compression ratio of 8.8:1,with 108 hp. These twin-cam cars were fitted with four Dunlop disc brakes. The top speed was 113 mp/h. There is a sense of style when driving a MGA over a MGB. Partly due to the Jaguar-like curves, when the car was viewed from the side. Cheers, Simon
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| Posted: Tue Aug 24th, 2010 09:27 pm |
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KenC Admin 
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For those who care to look...scroll down after clicking on the url below...It was a beauty! http://www.sportscarshop.com/1962-mg-mga-mkii/
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| Posted: Wed Aug 25th, 2010 03:20 am |
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ndburley 3T WIS 
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KenC wrote: For those who care to look...scroll down after clicking on the url below...It was a beauty! That is a lovely car...I want one.
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| Posted: Wed Aug 25th, 2010 10:21 am |
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KenC Admin
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It was the best handling car I ever drove. It had a funny little 30 second timer switch on the left side of the dash that would activate your turn signal for 30 seconds. I did not have the beefed up engine but cruising speeds of 75mph was easy to hold. Problems I encountered were electronic fuel pumps that went every 12k (Lucas electric - so guess why), when the car got older, they spokes in the wire wheels loosened so they had to be rebuilt in order to balance them, the top was a bitch both up & down and it tended to leak a little at speed in the rain...but, I did love that car...not the fastest of the line (when everyone else was into muscle cars) but it could take street corners at 50mph! Springtime, summer and fall in Chicago were a joy in that car! Kept it until I had kids!
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| Posted: Wed Aug 25th, 2010 01:10 pm |
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Simon_Leung 3T WIS
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Thanks for the link Ken. I've must have spent over an hour yesterday, going through the cars from the website. However,the XK140 did caught my eye. Nah, I'll stick with my watch collecting. Cheers, Simon Last edited on Wed Aug 25th, 2010 01:14 pm by Simon_Leung |
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| Posted: Sat Aug 28th, 2010 09:02 pm |
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murphy j 3T WIS 
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Nice car  . One of the things I miss about Europe, is all the great automobiles that we'll never see here.
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