"ihm96" (ihm96)
01/23/2014 at 10:32 • Filed to: None
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"ihm96" (ihm96)
01/23/2014 at 10:32 • Filed to: None | 0
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http://philadelphia.craigslist.org/cto/4296150576…
This car looks awesome for the price. What do you guys think?
TwoFortified
> ihm96
01/23/2014 at 18:45 |
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My Grandpa restored one of those. It's at about 95% in my opinion (I'm sure he'd tell you 80%).
Sorry, SR20, but I've been meaning to get some photos because it's badass.
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ihm96
> TwoFortified
01/23/2014 at 19:11 |
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That's awesome. At some point in my life I wanna get a sports car from this era, I just really love them
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TwoFortified
> ihm96
01/23/2014 at 19:16 |
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They aren't without their problems. First off, they're made of freaking wood for crying out loud. Also, MG in particular apparently didn't have much in the way of sense when determining good gear ratios in the MG (My grandpa is pretty sure that, if he could get the front bumper to clear, he could climb a tree in first gear). That said, they are attractive cars.
The only other issue with them (today) is that parts are simply not readily available for them. My grandfather is a very, very smart guy with cars though, so he manages to avoid some of the issues (i.e. the car, as he got it, had a pretty busted up tranny. While I personally would have bought another one, he told me that the MG TD trannys are simply unavailable. He had the thing out of the car, disassembled, reassembled, and back in the car about 8 times before he got it right).
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ihm96
> TwoFortified
01/23/2014 at 19:21 |
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Well yeah most cars that old are gonna be difficult, but its just a dream of mine