Introduced in Autumn 1955, the MGA Roadster married a proven chassis design complete with independent front suspension and rack and pinion steering to a new B-series four-cylinder, pushrod-ohv engine.

Borrowing cues from the Abingdon factory's successful EX182 prototype racers (5th- and 6th-in-class at that year's Le Mans) its wonderfully elegant styling ensured strong sales on both sides of the Atlantic.

Continually updated, with engine capacity increasing from 1500cc to 1600cc, the MGA range was joined by Coupe and 'Twin Cam' variants in 1956 and 1958 respectively.

This 1525cc Series 1 was imported to the UK from California in 1995 and subject to a major body, interior and mechanical overhaul between 1995-2002 including a respray in Orient Red, with over £8,000 being spent in the late 1990's with Moorland Classics of Leek for work carried out.

Benefiting from an unleaded conversion, only c.3,000 miles have been covered since the restoration was completed and the car appears to be...