N°02 — The Story
A vehicle with provenance.
It is ready to delight its next enthusiast owner on the open road.
Equipment and features: This MGA Roadster is finished in the ever-popular shade of Old English White, over a red leather-trimmed interior, featuring a body-coloured lower dashboard, black carpets, and chrome trim highlights. · It rides on a set of 15-inch Turrino cross-spoke wire wheels with chrome two-spoke knock-offs, fitted with Firestone F-560 tyres. · Equipment includes a front light bar with quad spotlights, a chrome rear luggage rack with leather tie-down belts, Jaeger gauges, and heater and ventilation controls. · This example now features a Vic Derrington steering wheel, correctly mounted seat belts, a Brantz International 2S Pro Rally Meter with remote, a WPT001 electronic precision stopwatch, and a Brantz International Driver Display. · The car is accompanied by two keys, a current FIVA Passport ready for transfer, its UK V5C registration, and the Mille Miglia Registro documentation valid until June 2026. · It is also supplied with a large collection of documentation, including MOT certificates, restoration paperwork, a British Motor Industry Heritage Trust factory record certificate, maintenance invoices, and heritage and ownership documentation.
Condition: Specific notes from the seller include: minor age- and competition-related paint blemishes, and minor blemishes on the door cards. · The most recent MOT test was on 2 October 2025 at an indicated 57,230 km, which resulted in a first-time pass with no advisories.
Service history: The last maintenance was carried out in July 2025 by Petronio SRL, consisting of a routine engine oil and filter change, a new fuel filter being installed, the brake fluid renewed, and a replacement front left-hand inner tube. · An engine oil and filter change was carried out in May 2024 by David F. Slade, which also included a new alternator belt being fitted, the fuel filter being replaced, a new set of spark plugs being installed, four new tyres being fitted and balanced, and the brakes being adjusted.
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N°03 — Highlights
What sets this car apart.
- 01A charming left-hand-drive example of the celebrated classic open-top British sports car, this MGA Roadster is a smartly presented 1500 model that has been carefully prepared for historic rallying and long-distance touring.
- 02It is powered by a naturally aspirated 1.5-litre inline-four, sending its power to the rear wheels via a four-speed manual gearbox.
- 03This car was manufactured in 1956 and was delivered new to Italy, before being first registered there in January 1957, and was later imported and first registered in the UK in May 2017.
- 04It has been prepared with reliability and drivability in mind, having completed numerous European regularity events, including the Gran Premio Nuvolari (2017 & 2019), Summer Marathon (2018), Winter Marathon (2018 & 2019), Coppa Franco Mazzotti (2021) and the Mille Miglia (2021).
- 05The odometer indicates 57,252 km, which the seller believes to be accurate, though this is not warranted.
- 06This MGA Roadster is finished in the ever-popular shade of Old English White, over a red leather-trimmed interior, featuring a body-coloured lower dashboard, black carpets, and chrome trim highlights.
- 07It rides on a set of 15-inch Turrino cross-spoke wire wheels with chrome two-spoke knock-offs, fitted with Firestone F-560 tyres.
- 08Equipment includes a front light bar with quad spotlights, a chrome rear luggage rack with leather tie-down belts, Jaeger gauges, and heater and ventilation controls.
- 09This example now features a Vic Derrington steering wheel, correctly mounted seat belts, a Brantz International 2S Pro Rally Meter with remote, a WPT001 electronic precision stopwatch, and a Brantz International Driver Display.
- 10The car is accompanied by two keys, a current FIVA Passport ready for transfer, its UK V5C registration, and the Mille Miglia Registro documentation valid until June 2026.
- 11It is also supplied with a large collection of documentation, including MOT certificates, restoration paperwork, a British Motor Industry Heritage Trust factory record certificate, maintenance invoices, and heritage and ownership documentation.
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