| Stock Code: B119B | | Publisher Code: H614 | | ISBN 10: 1859606148 | | Published: 1998 | | Pages: 295 | | Dimensions: 215x275mm | | Illustrations: Hard Bound, b/w ill |
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Manual Description
MG Midget & Austin-Healey Sprite Restoration Manual by Lindsay Porter, includes all models from Mk I 'Frogeye' Sprite to last 1500 Midget.
With over 800 illustrations and text aimed at the DIY enthusiast, this book covers:
- how to renovate the bodywork and chassis including the renewal of major panels and repainting
- how to renovate interiors including the re-covering of seats and renewal of carpets and hood
- how to give new life to mechanical and electrical components including an engine and braking system overhaul
- how to modify the car for improved performance and appearance
- what to look for when buying an MG Midget or Austin-Healey Sprite
Includes fitting the Rover Group/Heritage bodyshell.
Publication Highlights
- History
- Buying
- Specification
- Bodywork
- Mechanics
- Interior
- Electric
- Modifications
Foreword
Lindsay Porter's excellent MGB — A Guide to Purchase and D.I.Y. Restoration was the MG Owners' Club best seller in 1982/3 with over four thousand copies sold to Club members alone. Now the Club's Sprite and Midget members can consider undertaking repairs and restorations of their cars with expert help from this highly accomplished author.
Until recently, the Sprites and Midgets enjoyed the ownership of the young hearted who wished for economical open topped sports car motoring in a car relatively cheap and easy to maintain. Now, as the models become rarer, many of the owners have found that they cannot replace them with any other car which can give so much pleasure for so little cost and that's why present day Sprite and Midget owners are so keen to maintain their cars in good condition for as long as possible. Anyone contemplating the purchase and maintenance of a Sprite or Midget should certainly read this book carefully and any owner wishing to restore a model to first class condition will find this book invaluable.
The MG Owners' Club, currently serving forty thousand members, has an extremely large following of Sprite and Midget owners. Our task in helping these members in maintaining their cars in good condition and at reasonable cost is greatly assisted by this book.
Roche Bentley
Club Secretary, MG Owners' Club, Swavesey, Cambridge. |
