1959 MG MGA Twin Cam

VIN: YD3617

$57,750

Sold

1959 MG MGA Twin Cam

Seller details

  • Auction

    Gooding & Company

  • Location

    Scottsdale, AZ; US

  • Event date

    Jan 20 - Jan 21, 2017

  • Lot

    151

Vehicle specs

  • Chassis/VIN

    YD3617

  • Body style

    Coupe

  • Odometer

    1059 m

  • Horsepower

    108

  • Induction

    2x1 bbl

  • Interior Color

    Black Leather Piped In White

  • Exterior Color

    Old English White

  • Generation

    1956-1962 MG MGA

Vehicle details

Notes and observations recorded by Hagerty staff.

Equipment

Dunlop wheels, Michelin XZX tires, banjo steering wheel.

Condition

#2 Excellent

Could win a regional car show. Drives like new.

About Hagerty’s condition ratingsClose

Original colors. Represented as an award-winning show car, but that was in the early 1990s. Grille does not fit straight. A few dings on the lips of the wheels. Very good paint. Lightly worn older upholstery. Very good older paint and chrome. Lightly used underneath. Mechanically sorted in 2014. Very pretty, but it's show-winning days are behind it.

Market commentary

The MGA Twin-Cam was immediately dogged by problems like knocking and burning oil, which ruined the car's reputation. Only a little over 2,000 were built. Problems have been mostly solved on restored cars, so Twin Cams are a lot more desirable now than they ever were new. This result was about right for a used show car.

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