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1979 MG Midget w 4960 original miles Inca Yellow

Make: MG
Model: Midget
Type: Convertible
Trim: 4960 mile original Inca Yellow MG Midget The top h
Year: 1979
Mileage: 4,960
VIN: GA66197
Color: Yellow
Engine: original 1500
Cylinders: 4
Fuel: Gasoline
Transmission: Manual
Drive type: RWD
Interior color: Black
Vehicle Title: Clear
Item location: Carlsbad, California, United States
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Convertible

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Description of 1979 MG Midget 4960 mile original Inca Yellow MG Midget The top h

My 90 year old father has decided to sell a few collector cars... He is unable to use them now...Up here:is a 4960 mile original Inca Yellow MG Midget
  • The top has never been put down...
  • Original unused tonneau cover and top Boot
  • special factory ordered wire wheels...very rare for late cars
  • The car was special ordered by a collector in Georgia
  • Georgia vin numberGA66197 tag added for state rule on foreign cars in 1979
  • Actual vin number is GAN6UL214056 G
  • He moved soon after to Southern California
  • Second owner bought in late 1990's with @3000 miles on it
  • My father bought it w 4500 miles on it
  • We have old registration showing miles.. as well as smog certificates showing miles
  • The engine number is FP63551UE
  • FP =Triumph1500enginesupplied for MG models
    (FM forTriumph1500engines fitted to Spitfires)
    63551 = S/N (63551 '79)
    -E = Dual SU (UK Only, where there Spits with SU's?)
    -UE = ZS carb federal spec
    -UCE = ZS carb, CA spec, 7.5:1 compression, different spec carb, different spec distributor
  • Took a lot of research to find engine number clarification...it is the original engine... Triumph supplied 1500 motors for MG from 1975 onward
Car drives very nice and extremely tight as expectedPaint is very nice..not perfect but very nice...Interior shows 4k mile wear and 39 years ageTop is mintThe car has been garaged since newThe first two owners were big men..... had hard time getting in and out... the car...First owner bought it to put away as an investment... fortunately the car has been lovingly maintained...Due to rarity of condition and miles.... it is hard to determine this gorgeous Midgets value..We will let the market determine that...Better photos will be added.. photos were ones available to start ad