1960 MGA classic sports car

Don’t let the photos fool you of this classic British sports car for sale in Sydney. This is not an everyday standard MGA. It has a stonking supercharged 1.8 litre producing 220 horsepower, 5 bearing MGB engine under the hood with billet crankshaft, Arco conrods and pistons, ported alloy head, roller rockers, extractors and custom fabricated air intake. That’s not all, it is mated to a 5 speed Supra gearbox and limited slip diff.

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This sports car has also had a complete nut and bolt restoration in 2003 that cost over $150,000 at the time and since then the vehicle has hardly been used.

The car was stripped completely to a bare chassis then thrown onto a jig, straightened, strengthened and powder coated black. This was necessary as the car’s chassis had clearly suffered race collisions. Every component, including nuts and bolts were refurbished or replaced. The car is in better condition than the day it came out of the factory.

The concept of the car was to build a very fast, light, balanced road car which expressed the classic iconic MGA lines and reflected the British racing car club heritage. Apart from the gear box it has had all British MG parts used, but everything has been adapted to improve power, handling, braking and overall performance. 

The goal was to have a classic British sports car that performed like a modern everyday daily driver.

The engine was designed by classic race car engine builder Bob Rowntree. A brand new 5 bearing crank MGB block was sourced that had a billet steel crank fitted, Arco conrods and pistons, a ported alloy head, roller rockers, extractors and a Moss supercharger. A balanced flywheel and Toyota Supra 5 speed gear box were also fitted to then drive the limited slip differential through a balanced tailshaft. 

The engine produces in excess of 220BHP at the flywheel.

Oil cooler, multi blade fan and large alloy radiator were designed to maintain engine temperatures for everyday use. Airflow pipework to the supercharger was designed and manufactured by a Brookvale firm that specialised in blower and turbo technologies.

The body was completely repaired from bare metal, rust free, coated and hand finished. Paint was clear over base. The car colour was chosen to replicate the original D type Jaguar BRG – almost black in some lights. A new wiring loom was installed and all electric components restored or if necessary replaced with new. The upholstery was redone in black leather and the seats were replicas of the S100 Healy seats – this why they don’t fold, but they are comfortable and hold you well in cornering.

Wheels are competition 72 spoke wires, although we can swap these over for something else from the VTO Wheels range if you so desire.

The car is as beautiful underneath as it is on top, as it has been garaged and covered when stored, and not driven in the rain. We can even throw it up on the hoist for you and we will all drool over it together.