by autobackup » Mon Dec 12, 2016 9:01 am
A 1960 MGA Twin-Cam Coupe (606AXF) in BRG
- bought it for £600 from Gold Leaf Motors in the East end of London 2 days after I passed my driving test in 1965 - with the help of a small legacy from a recently deceased relative!
The twin-cam engine usually stayed in tune for about 2 weeks - but was transformed after I fully rebuilt the car (wings and doors were completely rotten!) during 1968/69 while I was at CSE Oxford - during which process I fitted an early version of Lucas's electronic ignition which finally sorted out the twin-cam engine's notorious tuning problems.
My girlfriend (now my wife) and I - over the next 10 years or so - drove on it holiday to Germany, Greece, France, Italy, Spain and annually, for 7 successive years each winter, to Holzgau in Austria to go skiing!
We finally sadly waved goodbye to it in 1979 as it was no longer financially practical to maintain with my family size increasing.
About 8 years ago I attempted to trace this MGA with the idea of possibly re-purchasing and restoring it - but discovered that it was no longer on the DVLA registration database so, despite my best efforts, unfortunately I was unable to trace it.
A 1960 MGA Twin-Cam Coupe (606AXF) in BRG
- bought it for £600 from Gold Leaf Motors in the East end of London 2 days after I passed my driving test in 1965 - with the help of a small legacy from a recently deceased relative!
The twin-cam engine usually stayed in tune for about 2 weeks - but was transformed after I fully rebuilt the car (wings and doors were completely rotten!) during 1968/69 while I was at CSE Oxford - during which process I fitted an early version of Lucas's electronic ignition which finally sorted out the twin-cam engine's notorious tuning problems.
My girlfriend (now my wife) and I - over the next 10 years or so - drove on it holiday to Germany, Greece, France, Italy, Spain and annually, for 7 successive years each winter, to Holzgau in Austria to go skiing!
We finally sadly waved goodbye to it in 1979 as it was no longer financially practical to maintain with my family size increasing.
About 8 years ago I attempted to trace this MGA with the idea of possibly re-purchasing and restoring it - but discovered that it was no longer on the DVLA registration database so, despite my best efforts, unfortunately I was unable to trace it.