Brief history - after owning a couple of MGB's and being active members of our local MG Club (MGCC Washington DC Chapter), shortly after our son was born we were using the MGB less and less. After some discussion with my wife, we decided it would be fun to have a 4-seater MG so the search began. We thought the back seat of an MGB-GT would be outgrown too soon, and I also looked at a couple of MG Magnettes but didn't find anything that was worth restoration.
Finally I saw an ad in the club newsletter from one of the long-time members for an MG1100. Despite growing up in England I wasn't really familiar with this car. For those that don't know - it is sort of like a plus-sized Austin Mini - same front-wheel drive engine/transmission (1098cc), proper rear seat and 2 doors (4 door versions were available).
Anyway, we bought the car, I got it running (it had been sitting for a while) and drove it around the block. Probably about an hour after that I started taking it apart to get it ready to send off for paint and bodywork.
Fast-forward about 10-years, and we've since moved houses, my son is (almost) a teenager, and I still have an MG1100 in the same number of pieces...
But the big news is - as of yesterday, it has moved out of the barn where it was stored and is now in the workshop ready for some attention.
As it emerges from the barn -
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