John Foster's
1959 MGA 1500
The following is a graphic
documentation of John's work
to bring this classic back to life!
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The car in gray primer being towed from my house to
Meritte Guthrie's garage. At this point, the engine has not been started in
about 25 years and is seized up |
The engine and transmission completely apart, in the process of being rebuilt. |
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The sheet metal replacement of the entire front cowl.
The entire car has been stripped to bare metal and all components have been
removed, leaving only a "rolling chassis". |
Meritte and I assembling the new front bumper. |
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Spray booth constructed in Meritte's garage for
painting the MGA. |
The car body work finished. It has been sprayed in white epoxy primer, gray sanding primer and final Olde English White color coats. |
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The car painted Olde English White and the rebuilt engine, new wiring harness, etc. re-installed in the car. |
Carpet installed in the car. |
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