This rare and superb MG VA Tickford has just emerged from a one year total restoration. Prior to this the car has been in the same family ownership for decades, but it was in need of total restoration. The newly rebuilt car is now a superb example of the rare Tickford bodied MG VA. The restoration has been very thorough and every aspect of the car has either been refurbished or replaced. The list of works is extensive and the main aspects of the restoration are listed below: All body panels have been blasted, primed and painted in the original blue. The engine has been totally rebuilt and this includes a re-bore, new pistons, new valves and guides, new big ends and main bearings which have been white metaled. The braking system has been overhauled with all new seals. A new wiring loom has been fitted All of the chrome has been re-plated apart from the fog lamp which remains in good condition. The radiator has been re-cored The petrol tank has been blasted inside and out and re-painted. The road wheels have been blasted and painted. The gearbox has been checked and a new front seal fitted and a new clutch drive plate has been fitted. The starter motor has been overhauled A dynamator has been fitted which is effectively an alternator dressed up as a period dynamo. New coil, fuel pump, spark plugs, leads and caps have been fitted. The distributor has been overhauled by the Distributor Doctor which is the best place to go to for any such work. A brand new exhaust system has been fitted. New front side lamps have been fitted along with flashing indicators. The wooden dash panel has been re-made. Various new instrument drive cables and control cables have been fitted. A new hood has been fitted - this alone cost just under £2,000. All of the interior trim has been refurbished using beige leather with new blue carpets. New tyres have been fitted. The list goes on but as you will see this is a very comprehensive restoration and the pictures demonstrate what a lovely car this is. It starts on the button and runs through the gears without issue. It is a car that has real presence on the road and generates lots of interest wherever you take it. The history file includes the original buff log book which confirms that the car still sports its original registration number. The history file includes lots of invoices relating to the rebuild. These cars rarely come to market and even rare are the ones that have been the subject of such a comprehensive rebuild given the costs involved. This one is now ready for its next custodian and it will give many years of motoring pleasure ahead.

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This 1961 MGA Coupe has had just three custodians over the last 42 years and has clearly been well cared for. This is an original home market right hand drive car which remains in its original colour scheme. The major upgrade was in 1974 when the car was fitted with a later 1622 engine. It was subjected to a full body restoration between 2012 and 2015 which included a bare metal respray in the car's original colour. The interior was partly retrimmed which included the dashboard, door cards and carpets. At the same time a new wiring harness and electronic ignition was fitted. In 2016 further work was undertaken which included a front suspension overhaul with new arms and bushes. The brakes were attended to with a new master cylinder, rear brake cylinders and shoes. More recently the heater has been overhauled with a new matrix and controls; halogen headlight units have been fitted and the wiper motor has been rebuilt. The cylinder head was also removed and checked and the valves were re-ground. As the photographs will demonstrate the car presents exceptionally well and the paint continues to look very good. The interior is in good order with the original seats showing their age, but with no rips or tears. The engine fires up on the button and runs cleanly and sounds very sweet indeed. The car drives exceptionally well and runs through the gears without issue. The last MOT was issued in October 2021 and was free of advisories. The history file includes photographs of the 2012 to 2015 restoration when the car was stripped back to bare metal. There are invoices dating back over the last 20 years and all of the work that has been done during that period has been well documented. There is also a green continuation logbook. Overall this is a well maintained car that needs for nothing and is ready for its next custodian. If you are seeking a Coupe we would urge you to come and take a look at this car, it is excellent value.

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This 1996 Rover Mini Cabriolet is something of a rarity and is one of just 1,081 cars made by Rover in partnership with Tickford and latterly Trim Techniques. This particular car is number 1039 which makes it one of the very last to come off the production line. Approximately 70% of the cabriolets were exported which makes this a rare UK car. This particular example was finished in British Racing Green which really sets the car off well with its 12 inch Revolution alloy wheels. This car has completed a mileage of 87,727 and appears to have been well cared for and has even been the subject of a Cooper World magazine article. The Cabriolet is equipped with the same 1275cc single port fuel injection that the Mini Cooper was issued with meaning the car has plenty of power for wind in your hair motoring. The body work remains in excellent condition albeit with the odd blemish but as the photographs will demonstrate the car presents very well indeed. The interior is still in good order and the Recaro style seats remain in good condition with no rips or tears. The hood has a slight tear in the outer skin on one side but is otherwise generally in good condition. The interior wood veneer is beginning to lift on the edges in places but is still very presentable. The car starts on the button, runs cleanly and moves through the gears without issue. It is very responsive and a fun car especially when the sun shines and the top comes down. More recent mechanical work includes a new clutch, front and rear shock absorbers and fuel pump. The car was last serviced at 86,618 miles. The history file contains various invoices relating to previous work carried out along with a copy of a magazine where the car was featured along with a number of old MOT certificates and other paperwork issued when the car was new. It has 5 previous keepers. The current MOT is advisory free. Given the prices trajectory of early Minis we feel it is only a matter of time before this limited production run of Rover Cabriolets starts to see some serious price appreciation and this car should make for a fun long term classic investment.

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This factory produced 1975 MGB GT V8 has been with its last custodian since 1995 and for all but two of those years the car was carefully stored off the road. It has therefore complete little mileage over the last 26 years which accounts for the relatively low and warranted mileage of 85,938 miles. The condition of the car is superb and it has been clearly well preserved. The underside is original and in great condition with no signs of any repairs. The brakes lines, brakes and cylinders have all been refurbished in recent years. The body of the car is also in superb order with the odd blemish, but overall very nice indeed as the photographs will demonstrate. The shut lines are also very good and representative of a car that has been looked after. The interior is now leather and with little use in recent years it is in superb condition and suits the car well. The dashboard and instruments are also in very good condition. We have recently recommissioned the car which has included tuning the carbs and fitting new rear shock absorbers. The car has a current MOT which is advisory free. The engine starts on the button and runs cleanly. The car runs through the gears without issue and it has a working overdrive. The history file goes back to the late 80s and includes every MOT certificate from 1980 which warrants the current mileage at just under 86,000 miles. There are lots of miscellaneous invoices on file covering the life of the car along with a workshop manual. This is a particularly nice example of the later MGB GT V8 cars.

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This lovely MG TF 1250 comes with excellent provenance having had only four custodians, two of whom are from the same family. The car started life as a 17th birthday present to the first owner who retained the car from 1954 to 2009. It was then kept by the second owner for 2 years before being sold to the family of the current custodian. The mileage shows as 54,000 which is believed genuine and the fact that the original seats have survived largely in tact demonstrates this along with the known provenance of the car which we have on file. Around 2010/11 the car was subjected to a complete body refurbishment to a high standard which involved taking the car back to the chassis and fitting it with a new body tub, restoring and replacing panels where necessary and finishing it off with a high standard of paint finish. The restoration also importantly included a new wiring loom and anything that needed to be refurbished was done so. In recent months the temperature gauge capillary tube has been replaced and everything on the car works as it should. We have lots of photographs on file showing the extensive restoration which was carried out. The paint even now still looks fresh and the chrome also remains in good order. The car still has its original wet weather gear which remains in good condition.The original seats are showing their age, but remain in quite good order and we feel should not be restored as it really adds to the character of the car. The engine has not been restored and is low mileage for a car of this age. The engine runs well with no issues, it does not smoke and pulls well through the gears. Overall, this is a very nicely restored example of a TF 1250 which has been well maintained and should deliver many years of trouble free motoring if looked after. It has great provenance with a low number of owners.

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