Highlights

Restored in 2010
Enthusiast owned last 6 years
Great condition throughout

The Appeal

Here’s a nice MK3 Midget with flame red coachwork, chrome bumpers and the better looking round wheel arches. Fitted with more reliable later A+ 1275cc engine the car has enjoyed long term enthusiast ownership with its second owner having the car for 27 years until 2011.

A bare metal re-spray and full restoration was carried out around 2010 and there is a full documentation of the extensive work in pictures on DVD.

Maintained and cared for by the current enthusiast owner for the last 6 years the car is in great overall condition and a very usable example of this sought after MK3 model.

The History and Paperwork

First registered in 1972
First owner for 12 years
Second owner for 27 years
Fully restored in 2010 with new body panels and bare metal respray and documented photographs of the restoration
Later A+ 1275cc engine fitted
Single carburettor
New speedometer fitted at 85,844 miles so mileage cannot be verified
Documented history from 2016
MOT exempt
V5c present
2 sets of keys
Original owner’s manuals
Spare wheel, brace and jack

The Interior

Excellent condition
Good carpets and rubber heel mats
Seats newly rebuilt with black and red piping covers
Recent door cards
Wooden Mountney steering wheel and wooden dashboard
Aux input for phone or mp3 playback
All switches and dials work

The Exterior

Good condition flame red paintwork
Chrome bumpers
Round wheel arches
Rostyle wheels with recent new tyres
New hood
Few chips in the paint and some light paint bubbling in places
Chrome lightly pitted but still good
Hood mechanism works smoothly
Halogen headlights
Hazard lights fitted
Rear fog light
Excellent condition throughout

The Mechanics

1275 A+ engine
Single carburettor
New clutch
New starter motor and alternator
E10 fuel hoses and converted to run on unleaded fuel
Titan motorsport inlet manifold
4 branch exhaust manifold
K&N air filter
Rebuilt carburettor
Rebuilt brakes
New seatbelts
Stainless steel sports exhaust
Electronic ignition
New rear dampers
New coolant hoses
New universal joints on propshaft
Reconditioned differential
Rebuilt front suspension
Electric thermostatic cooling fan
Very clean engine bay
Regularly serviced and used by current enthusiast owner
Last serviced in February 2022
Vendor advises that the car drives extremely well with a great sound from the sports exhaust with no issues to report

The Summary

Very clean and in excellent all-round mechanical shape this desirable MK3 Midget with its chrome bumpers and round wheel arches is an easy to work on classic that’s great fun to own and drive.

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