The MGA With An Attitude
MODIFIED MGA For Street Use - VT-107
This is a "short" list of some one-of-a-kind modified MGA. As there were over 100,000 MGA produced, there were ultimately thousands of them being modified in various creative ways. I personally find the Street Mods more interesting than the Race Cars, as they are less restrained by the requirements for speed and more likely to be personal statements, works of art, or just plain wierd in some cases. They also commonly retain full street trim, so we can identify with something we might like to take for a spin after dinner.
4-Seater or 2+2 We have a couple of these to consider. Click for more information.
MG Awan Beware that MG Awan is an acronym for "MGA Without A Name", as this one is so far unknown. With first glance at the pictures opinions range from "quaint" to "ugly", and then it gets worse, but maybe not so ugly once you consider that form follows function. Anyone with an opinion is welcome to comment.
More information - opinions welcome
More information - the naked truth
MG Awan 2 Another "MGA Without A Name", this one is (was) an MGA Twin Cam roadster converted to a gull wing coupe. More information
"Bizarro" This is a 1960 MG Savoy roadster on an MGA chassis, a one-off creaton by Michael Pistol in art decco style. More information
Boat Tail Racer For those who miss the "classic" MG style. Click for more information.
Chevelle This is one I really didn't need to see. Among many other modifications this car has a Chevelle chassis, a 327 engine and a VW windshield (not much MG left here). Seen on eBay, December 2004.
Cobra clone This MGA sure looks familliar. There may be quite a number of similar cars in the world even though they would be created one at at time. This one belongs to Michael Brose in Virginia, and may be more unique than most. You can find more notes and photos of this V8 conversion at www.knightriderscarclub.com
Drop Head Coupe Prerhaps a good idea, but not so easy. Click for more information.
Electric MGA 1 converted by Bob Wing, see 27 years with this MGA.
Electric MGA 2 converted by students at University of Texas at Arlington. Most of the project information was lost for a time when the project web site was purged from the University computer, but much of it has since been recovered. Click for photos and details of the conversion.
Gyro Gearloose Special A true example of the Southern California car culture, with a potent American-made V8 engine stuffed into a lightweight British Roadster. More information and pictures
Hybrid Coupe Special with Twin Cam This is an MGA 1600 Coupe modified to fast back roof, and with a Twin Cam engine transplant. More details.
Hotrod Surfer Definitely an MGA chassis and engine in this sixties vintage hot rod.
LaSalle style Stretch the wheelbase 19 inches, install a 6-cylinder engine, and hand tool a whole new body. More details.
Monster MGAs What you see is what you get, commonly an MGA body with entirely something else underneath. More details.
Rotary MGA This 1958 MGA was built up by Randy Brown with a Mazda Rotary engine and matching gearbox. More details.
Radical V6 Radical restyling and a 3.8 liter Buick V6 engine, converted by Harrison Manell. You can also find a number of V8 conversions, some done well but many badly botched.
Radical V12 This was an MGA prior to gross modification to rebuild it around Jaguar suspension and V12 engine. More details.
Reno Blower This one showed up at MG-2011 in Reno Nevada. What you see is what you get. I know nothing!!!
Roll-Up Roadster This is an MGA roadster with modified Coupe doors installed for the roll up windows and wind wings. This was done for the Managing Director of a major MG Distributor. Since there is no facory project number I would assume that it was done by private party. More details
Superamerica This special bodied MGA Coupe looks a lot like a Ferrari Superamerica. More details
Tandem Trailer Push me - pull me - three boots to go.
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