March 13 2009
Silver rocket: 1958 MGA ’55 Le Mans replica
The year 1955 was one of the deadliest in motorsport history. In France, at the 24 heures Le Mans race, 92 got killed and 140 injured when Pierre Levegh crashed his silver Mercedes SLR and pieces of this car got projected onto the crowds. (some highlights of the race here). But it was also the year when MG brought a prototype of their new MGA to France to show off their new car.
The car being sold is a replica of that 1955 Le Mans car and is built on a 1958 MGA roadster basis. It has been built by Classic Restorations in Milton Keynes about ten years ago. It has been equipped with a brand new 3.9-litre Rover V8 engine and modified with fast road cam, 4-barrel Webber, and special exhaust system. It develops 265bhp and must go like stonk! Under 5 seconds to get to 60mph!
The interior is blue leather and has been custom made. The dashboard features nice silver dials and has been complemented with a great steering wheel and machined metal dashboard. The combination looks stunning. The canopy and windscreen are exact replicas and if need be the canopy can be removed to take a passenger.
The suspension is coilover, it has disc brakes all round, LSD under the rear, and a set of awesome looking Borrani replica wire wheels that suit the car to a tee. The filler cap on the bootlid is a great feature. All in all a stunning car, well worth the now-lowered Buy-It-Now of GBP35000. It can be found here on ebay UK.
Excellent creation. I’m restoring an MGA myself. Where could I find the wider Borani wire wheels? Bit of difficulty in the US
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Best,
Trent
hello
I want the pieces to a Le Mans replica mga
entourage doors by breaking ventilation hood
with thanks