1960 MG MGA Twin Cam Roadster
A 1959 MGA Twin Cam Roadster, among the final eleven cars produced, originally dispatched as a Complete Knock Down unit to South Africa and always right-hand drive. Finished in Chariot Red with red trim and equipped with disc wheels, oil cooler, twin horns, and fog lamps, it carries a 1600-series body and the definitive late-production folding hood. After leaving South Africa in the mid-2000s it passed through Austria and Germany before returning to the UK around 2013, latterly forming part of the Twin Sparks Collection.
Ownership
- 2023-02-24Auction saleSold £28,000 (≈ $35K)
- 1959 →Factory deliverySouth African first owner or distributorpartial documentation
Car was delivered as a Complete Knock Down unit to South Africa, as confirmed by the Heritage Certificate; always configured as right-hand drive.
- 2013 →Acquisition unknownUK-based vendor (Twin Sparks Collection)full documentation
Acquired the car on its return to the UK around 2013; commissioned a thorough engine rebuild shortly after purchase and had the bodywork professionally polished before adding the car to the Twin Sparks Collection.
- Date unknownAcquisition unknownAustrian or German ownerpartial documentation
Car spent time in Austria and Germany; German registration paperwork and photographs from this period survive in the history file.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- 2018BodyworkSJD Classic Restorations
Full wet-flatting and machine polish followed by application of chrome wax, carried out to bring the exterior to concours-level presentation before the car entered the collection.
Invoice totalling £808 is retained in the history file.
- —Engine rebuildWestwood Portway (Peter Wood)
Comprehensive nine-month engine overhaul prompted by a minor tappet rattle discovered shortly after the current owner's purchase. Carried out by a specialist widely regarded as the leading authority on the MGA Twin Cam engine; work cost over £18,000 and was documented throughout with handwritten invoices and a photographic record.
All invoices and progress notes are handwritten and retained in the car's history file alongside a photographic record of the rebuild.
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