For the price of a new car...

Kinja'd!!! "GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus" (genuinealexreid)
11/04/2015 at 14:01 • Filed to: None

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You could have class and elegance.

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I’m not usually a fan of MGAs, I always thought the grill looked funny, but something about this one is just... right.


DISCUSSION (9)


Kinja'd!!! Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus
11/04/2015 at 14:12

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To properly appreciate this car, you need to be a full professor at the local Ivy League university and look like this guy:

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Kinja'd!!! GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast.
11/04/2015 at 14:18

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Good thing I do!


Kinja'd!!! newsmctado > GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus
11/04/2015 at 14:21

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My father’s first car when he got out of the navy in 1963 was a MG Mark II convertible (white with red leather interior). He is now semi-retired and living in Hilton Head, SC (playing a lot of golf). I just sent him this link. It’s also perfect because he went to UNC for undergrad, and you can’t deny that the paint color is a perfect “Tar Heel blue.”


Kinja'd!!! GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus > newsmctado
11/04/2015 at 14:25

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Wow, white with red interior? That sounds gorgeous. It’s funny, these cars were going for $60-70k, and now the prices seem to have dropped a lot for nice examples. “Tar Heel blue” eh? Doesn’t get any more British than that.


Kinja'd!!! newsmctado > GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus
11/04/2015 at 14:28

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You know, I think the prices really reflect the condition. These were not particularly “rare” cars, though obviously less common in the states than overseas. I have spent ten years trying to convince him to buy an old MGA or Austin Healey 3000, and I’ve seen good restored versions of both for under $35k (with the Healeys, it seems to depend on the engine). But, by no means do I have any special knowledge about these. That’s just what I’ve seen from casual looking at Classic Car Trader, etc.


Kinja'd!!! Frank Grimes > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast.
11/04/2015 at 14:30

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ha ha and a driving cap! which reminds me I need to bust out mine its good driving cap weather also one needs to say “tool around in my MG” whenever possible.


Kinja'd!!! newsmctado > GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus
11/04/2015 at 14:38

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It’s funny. I just sent my father the link, trying to convince him this would be perfect for him. His response, word for word: “Pretty neat, but I’d still prefer my white convertible with red leather seats and a black top (maybe with a wheelchair lift on the back).”

I forwarded this link in response: http://www.autotraderclassics.com/classic-car/19…


Kinja'd!!! jjhats > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast.
11/04/2015 at 14:58

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a period correct yale/Harvard parking permit sticker is crucial


Kinja'd!!! GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus > newsmctado
11/04/2015 at 14:59

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Yes, that’s the one. Look great. My dad’s Datsun Roadster has the same colour combo, same wheels too.