£33,040
1958 MGA Twin-Cam Roadster
United Kingdom • 14 May 2025
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This is a rare 1958 MGA Twin-Cam Roadster, one of only 2,111 ever made, and it has been fully restored. It features a Sebring-style appearance, rebuilt engine with performance upgrades, and a fully retrimmed interior, making it a highly desirable example for collectors and enthusiasts.
Condition
9
The car has undergone a total nut-and-bolt restoration, with bodywork in remarkably good condition, chassis shot blasted and repainted, and a fully rebuilt engine with upgraded components. The interior has been fully retrimmed, and a new soft top was installed. The car has completed shake-down miles and is described as being in wonderful condition throughout.
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Manual
Transmission:
YD3592
Chassis No:
Odometer:
[Odometer Reading]
652XVG
Reg Number:
RHD/LHD:
RHD
Description Fresh from a total nut-and-bolt restoration and in superb condition throughout; rare model, one of only 2,111 made; Sebring-style looks and colour-scheme Initially fitted with a 68bhp 1500cc engine, the MGA was upgraded to 72bhp 1600cc spec in 1959 increasing top speed to 101mph.
However, for the really committed driver, a high performance 108bhp Twin-Cam version was also made available from 1958.
Developed by Gerald Palmer using a modified B-Series engine with a twin-cam alloy head, it also featured uprated suspension, all-round disc brakes and exclusive peg drive wheels made by Dunlop (closely resembling those on the racing Jaguar D-Types).
Despite these mechanical refinements and 113mph performance, the Twin-Cam failed to sell in great numbers, due mainly to its high price.
Only 2,111 cars were sold (1,788 Roadsters and 323 Coupes) before production came to an end in April 1960, the vast majority in LHD for the export market.
As the Heritage Certificate confirms, th...
Points of note
£20,872
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£38,832
Median Price (Since 2020)
£137,414
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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MOT Information
Expired
Expired on Jan 16 2021
Latest MOT Mileage
6,331 miles
Registration Date
1958-12-31
MOT History
Passed
On Jul 17 2019 with 6,331 miles
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