Equipment
1,622/90hp, 4-speed, Dunlop centerlock wheels, four-wheel disc brakes, Michelin X tires, wind wings, Derrington woodrim steering wheel, Blaupunkt pushbutton AM/FM radio, Stewart Warner ammeter, aftermarket clock mounted on the transmission tunnel, wood sh
Condition
#3 Good
Runs and drives well. Flaws not noticeable to passersby. Most common condition.
Featured in Hemmings Motor News and Sports & Exotic Car in 2013. Showing 15,951 miles, which are represented as original. RM notes that most if not all the paint is original. It shows minor blemishes and swirls but no major damage, and all is forgivable given the age. It's a similar story with the brightwork, which shows general age but no major pitting. Mostly even gaps. Well preserved original interior. Dry rubber on the door seals. Minor oxidation underneath but nothing bad. Tires are old and the brakes reportedly feel soft. A time capsule MGA, which in itself is remarkable, but being a very rare factory Deluxe model makes it even more special. Located in Philadelphia.
Market commentary
After MG finished production of its finnicky MGA Twin Cam, there were too many leftover parts to ignore. Enter the MGA "Deluxe," which the company sold as essentially an MGA Twin Cam with the base overhead valve B-Series engine. The features borrowed from the Twin Cam include four-wheel disc brakes and racy Dunlop centerlock steel wheels. While never officially marketed as the "Deluxe," the name stuck and these are the rarest of all production MGAs. This one will need some sorting before driving it much farther than into the garage, but it's also arguably far too well-preserved to give it significant restoration. And given what the seller expects to get out of this car, it's too expensive to restore anyway. Bidding stayed quiet for the entire final two days of the auction, but the seller knows what they have, an absolute gem of an MGA, and we can't judge the decision to hold out too harshly.