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Paul and Susan Lyon's 1962 MGA 1600 MKII Roadster

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Thirty years ago my dad owned an MGB and I fell in love with MG’s in my teens. After cutting my teeth on restoring a 1974 Midget and a 1961 Austin Healey Sprite I started to look for the MG I really wanted. After looking high and low for a project MGA to work on, I found this roadster by accident within a few miles of my house. I recognized the shape of the car from under the tarp that it had been stored outside for many years. Like most project cars it came with lots of extra parts because it needed lots of work. From what I can tell the car is a Minnesota car that saw its share of action (based on the number of dents in the fenders and bumpers). The selling feature was the engine had been rebuilt by a retired MG mechanic. I brought the car home like a lost puppy. Fast-forward ten years and kids out of college I started the restoration. The car was dismantled to a rolling chassis, chemically stripped, patch panels welded in, painted, rewired and assembled. I stayed with the original black but chose to reupholster the interior in tan and installed a new carpet kit. I had the steering rack disassembled and rebuilt and had the shocks also rebuilt. Plus much more. Two years later the restoration was completed in April of 2008. The car has about 65,000 miles on it and has become our favorite MG of the pack. Susan and I love to take the car out on the winding back roads of Minnesota and western Wisconsin. Hope to see you on the road. .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Posted on February 7, 2010, viewed 629 times