I was running errands today at lunch and saw this fabulous car parked on the side of the road. I did a quick u-turn and pulled over to take some pictures, hoping that the owner would appear.
December 21, 2010
I’ll Take This… Vintage Sports Car
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appears to be a kit car, looks like fiberglass, notice the fake boot with odd wheel kit. wheels and tires are modern, real mgtd's tf's had suicide doors
ReplyDeleteIts a fashion of some people to drive wintages..
ReplyDeleteAbove all Appriciate ur efforts to click all the pictures..
but U should also have clicked the owner's aswell along with a car...
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Looks almost like a Morgan, but the "MP" wouldn't work.
ReplyDeleteThe MP Lafer was an automobile built in Brazil by Lafer S/A beginning in 1974. It is fiberglass body with mostly a VW Beetle as the rest of it - As per wikipedia
ReplyDeleteThat car needs an invite to our Golf and Auto Classic this Summer!
ReplyDeleteTracey.. i tried to stalk the car and find out the owner to no avail.
ReplyDeleteLooks a lot like my friend's Morgan. Classic British look, isn't it, but yes, a bit brisk these days for it.
ReplyDeleteI use to have a MG TD which I bought back in the mid 60's for $400.it was in much better shape. The thing with British cars nowadays, it is hard to find parts for them. Also, they are know to have lots of electrical problems.
ReplyDeleteThe one pictured is definitely a kit car as the back lights are wrong.
Anon@12:04... My dad had a Morris Oxford, made by the same people who made MG. He had to give it up because he couldn't get parts and it was prohibitive to have them shipped over. The car was made specifically for him with left-hand drive.
ReplyDeleteSigh!
ReplyDeleteSweet little racker!
My first car was a MG with wooden dashboard and panels, an ivory choke, leather seats. The engine was for zip and my father and brother rebuilt it four times, but the bodywork? Total charm. My friends named the car "John" for reason long forgotten. Seeing this car made me miss John.
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ReplyDeleteIn truth, that is NOT a kit car. Lafers were factory-built in Sao Paolo from 1974 to 1989, during a period when Brazilian tax and import restrictions kept most foreign cars out. It does have a Type 1 VW chassis, engine and transmission, but there are a few real MG parts on it (the tail lamps, for example, are from an early-1960s MGB). Fewer than 5,000 were made, most in the original MP version, although a slightly sleeker -- but still vintage -- TI (for International Touring) model is also out there. Both versions, by the way, have tempered glass side windows instead of the canvas-and-plastic side curtains that plagued MG T-series drivers. I've owned a TI for almost seven years now, and it's the most enjoyable car I've ever had or driven. Very reliable, with parts available everywhere. There's even a club for American owners. Well worth looking for if you're in the market for a fun, inexpensive ride.
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