[Fwd: 1939 MG TA]
Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2001 8:01 am
Found this in another email group - believe it needs wider distribution - don't think the originator will mind. If so, oh well.
Gene
> > From: "Nelson, Dennis E" NelsonDE@state.gov> > Date: 2001/07/10 Tue AM 08:03:47 EDT > To: "'MG-t@autox.team.net'" MG-t@autox.team.net> > Subject: 1939 MG TA > > Hello everyone, after a long absence from the mailing list, and especially > to TA Terry. I was a member of this list for a number of years, and to > bring you up to date, I have been working on the restoration of a 1939 MG TA > for years! Registration Number TA3074. At any rate, I just had my 60th > birthday, and after having had this car, in one state of restoral or another > since 1978, I feel that it needs to go to a home that can do it justice and > provide it with a good long afterlife. I just don't have the energy to do > what is necessary to bring it to life. I will outline below what I have > done. > > It has a complete rolling chassis, meaning that the engine has been > completely redone. All new bearings, line bored, shaved crank, etc. New > timing chain. . Four new .020 oversized pistons, reworked head, etc. In > other words the engine, tranny and differential are all redone and on the > chassis. The Brakes are all redone with new wheel cylinder kits, and the > master cylinder is rebuilt. A total of four SU carbs, three SU fuel pumps. > (I have a LOT of parts) All it needs is gas and a battery and it will light > off. > > The chassis was sandblasted and painted black with Eastwood Chassis Black. > All springs were disassembled, sandblasted and painted. New Grunnion > bearings were installed front and rear, new rubber boots, etc. In fact, I > have sandblasted til I'm blue (orange, black, yellow, light blue) in the > face! The car had six coats of paint total, and I spent WEEKS, and gallons > of paint remover getting it down to bear metal! > > I have a total of seven wheels for the car; 2 - 16", 5 - 19", two of which > are new and never had tires on them. > > Now the body, or lack thereof. The previous owner let it deteriorate to the > point of no return and therefore it needs all new wood. I have new front > and rear quarter panels, and two new running boards (purchased from NTG > Services). The bonnet is good condition, as is the gas tank. Front wings > are O.K. (need some work), rear wings are, well let's not talk about them. > I purchased the body support irons from NTG, as that is one of the things > the previous owner did not have when doing the body. (Don't ask!) I have a > new tranny cover (hard rubber), and a complete tan leather reupholstery kit, > complete with carpets, a tonneau cover, folding top, and two side curtains. > > > At any rate, I would like to ask how much something like this is worth. It > is a genuine article, i.e. MPJG engine, cork clutch, etc. > > Let me hear from you. > > Dennis E. Nelson > Phone (202) 203-5186 > Fax (202) 203-5184 > > /// > /// mg-t@autox.team.net mailing list > /// Send admin requests to majordomo@autox.team.net > /// Send list postings to mg-t@autox.team.net > /// Edit your replies! If they include this trailer, they will NOT be sent. > /// > >