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£42,750 (Est: £35,000 - £40,000)

1959 MG A Twin Cam Roadster 1 of 1,801 Twin Cam Roadsters produced

United Kingdom • 18 Mar 2026 • Lot 36

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AI Listing Summary

This 1959 MG A Twin Cam Roadster, one of only 1,801 produced, features matching chassis, engine, and gearbox numbers and has undergone a comprehensive restoration. Originally a LHD export model, it was converted to RHD during the restoration and boasts notable panel gaps and refurbished original colors, making it a highly prized example.

Condition

8

The car has had a comprehensive chassis-up, body-off restoration between 2010 and 2012, with meticulous attention to detail evident in the panel gaps. The paint and interior were refurbished in the original colors, and rechroming was completed in 2013. It started readily and ran well during the recent photography session, and is still presenting excellently today.

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Transmission:

Manual

Chassis No:

YD32101

Odometer:

[Odometer Reading]

Reg Number:

807 YUH

RHD/LHD:

RHD

Keen to extract more power from the 1,500cc B-Series engine then powering its MGA and Magnette models, and once again create an MG model suitable for competition, BMC began evolving a DOHC version of the four-cylinder unit in 1954.

Development was slow, however, and it was not until 1958 that the Twin Cam MGA finally came to the market.

The specification of chain-driven camshafts nestling atop a cross-flow alloy cylinder head augured well, and the 1,588cc, 108bhp newcomer did not disappoint, reputedly being capable of 0-60mph in 9.1 seconds and a top speed of 115mph.

With Dunlop disc brakes all round, the model stopped well, too.

However, the tardiness of its introduction, early engine maladies and fierce competition from such motorsport-proven rivals as the Triumph TR3 and Austin-Healey 100 saw manufacture curtailed after just two years.

By that time only 2,111 examples had been produced, 1,801 of which were Roadsters.

Of course, with modern knowhow and fuels, the Twin-Cams will...