I imported 12 cars from the USA between 2013 and 2015. This was partly associated with major risks. It went really well eleven times. Once I was really cheated. I had fewer photos of this car and trusted the dealer who had sold me three good cars before.
In retrospect, I'm smarter. He had offered me the car before he had offered it to the whole world. I felt honored. Now I know that he would never have offered this car to the whole world.
Normally I saw about 130 photos of each car. From below, without wheels, the brake system, everything etc. You have the advantage that the MGA is already here in Europe.
Take a close look, preferably with expert guidance. I grant you the car from the bottom of my heart, but after I have learned to listen to my inner voice when looking at the photos, I would be a little careful with "your" MGA. In the lower right corner the door looks as if it is not flush with the body.
Two photos of the body are of course far too little to say anything. But I notice two things. The paint looks thick and like a glaze that they have poured over everything. The gap dimensions of the bonnet and the door. If it were a Porsche (11 out of 12 cars I bought were Porsches), I wouldn't buy it by looking at the gap dimensions of the MGA door.
I can be very wrong, so please examine the car intensively with an expert at your side. Here in the forum other participants have profound knowledge of an MGA. I don't have it, but I have a feeling for photos. But maybe I am completely wrong.
BTW there is one thing that always looks good on US cars, no matter how good the car itself is. These are the wheels. And the wheels can always be an emotional influence.
Last edited by Heinz; 14/08/19 08:28 PM.
