1979 MG Midget 1500

[BraveSirRobin79]

My mildly fettled divorce present to myself! Over the last 18 months I've got shot of the 30kg bumpers, given it new wheels and boots, it's had a full respray, stainless exhaust (must be the loudest MG in Northumberland?), and had the engine breathed on for reliability. Very happy boy. 🍻

[BraveSirRobin79]

[BraveSirRobin79]

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

Looks like a lovely ride.

Just a personal thing, but for me the number plate style should be in keeping with the car.

[BraveSirRobin79]

2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:

Looks like a lovely ride.

Just a personal thing, but for me the number plate style should be in keeping with the car.

Thanks pal. The originals are in the boot... personal thing for me!

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

My first decent car was one of these

[Alfa Pete]

Lovely. What a transformation ridding it of the ugly bumpers makes!

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

Alfa Pete said:

Lovely. What a transformation ridding it of the ugly bumpers makes!

Y'know, a few years ago I would have been 100% with you....but they now seem to have some nostalgia.

Having said that, OP's car looks stunning

[BraveSirRobin79]

Thanks for the comments lads. I didn't want to modernise it, just make it my own using bits from the time. Boys need hobbies, right? 😁

[scottos]

I think i recognise this from sometime last year, out on the a686 heading towards bearsbridge.

I was in an old silver bmw 2002 and remember this looking great compared to the normal looking midgets you see!

[BraveSirRobin79]

scottos said:

I think i recognise this from sometime last year, out on the a686 heading towards bearsbridge.

I was in an old silver bmw 2002 and remember this looking great compared to the normal looking midgets you see!

Could well have been! I had a few runs out that way, great roads.