The MGA With An Attitude
Welcome to BUYING (or selling) AN MGA.
So the bug has taken its first bite, and this neat little sports car has caught your eye. It says MG on the front and back, and MGA on the cowl vents, and those really cool style lines are tugging on your heart strings. Your head is in the clouds, your feet don't quite touch the ground, and you're already thinking about the open road and wind in your hair.

Yes, this is tech if you can keep a level head.
But just what does it take to get you from here to there? It is almost never quite as simple as writing a check and driving away, and the process of buying an MGA is the first place that you really don't want to screw up. With this page I beseech thee to keep your head on your shoulders and your feet on the ground, and give it all due consideration in advance so that the final plunge might be pleasant and rewarding. On the flip side, where there's a buyer there must be a seller, so to encourage and assist in ownership I also have a few notes on selling an MGA. As a buyer or a seller, you would want to read both sides of the story.
BUY-101 - An introduction to IDENTIFYING NUMBERS found on the MGA.
BUY-102 - Is it LEGAL to BUY OR SELL A TITLE?
BUY-102A - LEGAL CARS and TITLES - example 1
BUY-102B - LEGAL CARS and TITLES - example 2
BUY-102C - Registering a Car With NO TITLE
BUY-103 - What RELIABILITY issue?
BUY-104 - INSURANCE considerations
BUY-105 - IS THE ENGINE ORIGINAL?
BUY-106 - NON-ORIGINAL Engine Quandry
BUY-107 - Searching for YOUR CAR'S HISTORY
BUY-108 - WHERE and HOW to BUY an MGA
BUY-110 - Buying the WRONG "Restored" MGA
BUY-111 - How to READ BETWEEN THE LINES of a Car For Sale ad
BUY-121 - os - MGA Chassis, Engine & Body Numbers - MGAR-Holland
BUY-122 - os - MGA Twin Cam Register - Australian T.C.R.
BUY-123 - os - MGA Twin Cam Data - MGAR Italy
BYE-101 - BECOMING THE D.P.O. (Selling your MGA)
BYE-102 - How Much is a PROJECT CAR Worth?
BYE-103 - SPECULATIVE Market Value
BYE-104 - SPECULATIVE Market Value Update
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