Description In the current ownership for 31 years; ex-California car; fully restored in the 1990s and only 29k miles since; well-maintained with tons of bills; drives beautifully; a cracking MGA at a sensible guide price One of the prettiest sports cars ever made, the MGA drove as well as it looked and is one of those few classics that you can reliably use every day and won’t embarrass you in modern traffic.

The 1,498cc engine initially produced 68bhp but was quickly upgraded to 72bhp, a road test by The Motor recording a top speed of 98mph with a 0-60 time of 16 seconds and fuel consumption of 27mpg.

In production from 1955 to 1962 in 1500, 1600, MkII and Twin-Cam forms, the MGA proved as successful on the racetrack as it was on the road with 101,081 sold, all but 5,869 for the export market.

This super MGA 1500 Roadster is one of those export cars, being imported from sunny California in April 1992 by Marksdanes Classics of Somerset.

Over the next 13 months they totally stripped ...