MG Quiz

It is a start, Mr Forgetful, but no points. :nonod:

It is not the 1,000,000th MG :nonod:

It is an MGA 1600 Mk2 :yesnod:

1962 is a good year

Last to be produced for the USA

I did find an MGA that had been found stuck in a garage in Toronto since 1972?

Not the last one to be produced for the USA, sorry John

This one was not found in Canada, sorry Tsleight

OK a reminder of the question

PQD44 wrote:

I would like you to tell the good folk of T-Bar MG Quiz land five things;

1.) The exact model?
2.) When and where was this car first seen?
3.) What is unique about the car?
4.) How many of the distinguishing insignia are original?
5.) Should this car have ever been sold in the first place?

Good luck

So you now know it is an MGA 1600 Mk2, when is 1962

Fill in the blanks

New York Coliseum Auto Show car
The 100,000th MGA built
0
No

4.) is not 0 it's 2

But I think I have to give it to you Red Devil :woohoo:

I'll post details in a minute

Sorry 1,000,000 should have read 100,000 - mind you the wine was good!! :thumbsup:

The 100,000th MGA 1600 MkII is owned by Fred Skomp of Key West, FL. Fred’s older brother Russell Skomp bought the 100,000th in 1962 from John Tune Motors in Nashville, TN, where Russell lived at the time.

Regarding 5.) Should this car have ever been sold in the first place

Russell saw the car in the showroom, loved it and signed a purchase and sales contract. After some legal wrangling (it seems the car was for display, not for sale), John Tune delivered the car to him.

The car was spectacular with gold metallic paint, white leather interior and white lamb’s wool carpet.
There were three “100,000” insignias on the car; two just below the 1600 MKII legends next to the bonnet air vents ovals, and one below the 1600 MKII legend below the MG octagonal logo on the rear trunk lid. There was a rectangular plate attached to the front bumper that had been crafted for the car, with silver “100,000” embossed against a black background.

Russell drove the 100,000th for only a short time, until a mechanical malfunction stopped the car in 1965 or 1966. Hence the extremely low mileage. Fred believes that his brother did not know that his car had been at the 1962 New York Motor Show, and did not realize the significance of the car in the history of MG sports cars. The car was parked, uncovered in the back of Russell’s house in Springfield, TN and deteriorated. :nonod:

By the time Fred saw the car again in the late 1990’s, the cockpit and interior were devastated, as were a few other minor parts.

The body, engine, transmission, and most importantly, the serial number plates for body, chassis and engine remained legible. Also two of the three “100,000” insignias and the front plate remained, and are now part of the final restoration.

When Russell passed away unexpectedly in October of 2000, his daughter, Karen Skomp Harris, who now owned the Springfield, TN property where the car was parked, gave the remains of the car to Fred, who had been wanting and waiting to restore the car as a family heirloom.

The restoration, which began in earnest in February of 2003, was completed in September, 2004.

The 100,000th MGA is now fully restored into “like new” condition, with all gauges, serial number plates having been restored, not replaced. The car has just over 8,000 original miles on its original odometer. :woohoo:




Truth is sometimes stranger than fiction. It was believed for many years that this landmark vehicle had disappeared as there was no news of it. Now we know why.

How many MGTC's were produced?
What is it's standard 0-60 time?
How many USA left hand drive models were sold in total? Be careful with this one.

Produced - allegedly exactly 10000 (ten thousand as I got an extr 0 on the last answer!!)
0 - 60 22.7 sec
USA L/H drive - ah, a catch here 3640 exported to US ( differing from the commonly thought 2001) but 494 were EXU models and I think all of these were R/H drive so 3640 - 494 = 3146 SORRY that should read 1820 - 494 = 1336 I DOUBLED up

I know, I've got something wrong I expect - b***** wine again :woohoo:

1 and 2 correct :yesnod:

3 is wrong sorry :nonod: