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hey guys this is my mgf... well sort of, it's james MGF but because of the moronic rules on MG-Rover .org i have bought it for 1 whole pounds so i can sell it and give him the money lol


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Here I'm selling my MGF

It belonged to my best mate and im selling after it suffered Head Gasket failure, James has now bought a TF and sadly I don't have the time to fix the HGF so were selling it as is.

As you can see from the below pictures the bodywork is in absolutely fantastic condition.

James bought the car from VVC_Steve a breaker who many forums members have come to know and trust.

The car belonged to a friends of Steves who took it with them when they emigrated to spain and brought it home with them when the re-patriated. The result of that fantastic spanish sun is bodywork that most F's and many TFs could only dream of!

The interior is very nice although showing the ware you'd expect for the age and milage, seat bolsters and carpet being the only real issues the walnut vents and center console look fantastic however.

The only modification to this car is a MG logo'd gear knob, it evan has the tax disk holder and number plates from its MG-Rover dealership!

This is a prime example of a MK1 MG-F and is a guaranteed future classic!

Good Stuff:

VVC engine
Gorgeous Paint
Walnut interior trim
Half leather seats
Totally original
Loads of MOT (April 2011)
Tax till December
Roof in great condition
New back window only a few months ago
Original car, never messed about with!

Bad Stuff:
It has HGF (hence price)
Hydrogas needs a pump up


I'm looking for 650.00 or as close as possible, with under 200 quids worth of parts needed to fix it properly (head gasket, new bolts and possibly a head skim) this car will be not only a grand little winder project but a very cheap MG!

Pictures:

The paintwork looks brilliant. Good luck with it!

It looks a cracking car, Russell will do a head gasket job on a VVC including bottom rail for £595 ~
good luck with selling it.

my fingers are itching to grab my bank card, oh i carnt bloody xmas.unless oh dam it i carnt find any excuses to tell the kids father xmas dosent exist oh sorry cjj he does realy

Hi Adam,
What is the date of manufacture, or the date of first registration on this car?
I'm looking for a red one, but it has to be 15 years old to get it into Canada.

Thanks,
Rich

Rich in Vancouver wrote: wrote:

Hi Adam,
What is the date of manufacture, or the date of first registration on this car?
I'm looking for a red one, but it has to be 15 years old to get it into Canada.

Thanks,
Rich

Hi Rich,

The R registration prefix means first registered in 1997-98.

So not quite old enough.

Some more info for you. The MGF was first manufactured in August 1995 and they are registered 'N'

The registration letter changed in August so 'N' covers up to end July 96. 'P' from August 1996-July 1997 etc.

david aiketgate wrote: wrote:

Rich in Vancouver wrote: wrote:

Hi Adam,
What is the date of manufacture, or the date of first registration on this car?
I'm looking for a red one, but it has to be 15 years old to get it into Canada.

Thanks,
Rich

Hi Rich,

The R registration prefix means first registered in 1997-98.

So not quite old enough.

The DVLA website will tell you the exact date it was registered , just need the full reg make and model etc

Thanks David,
I still haven't quite got the hang of the British Reg numbers.
Over here we just go by model year and the number plates don't
give any clues as to the year.
Pity the car is a bit too late for me. It looks like a nice solid one
and the mechanics can always be sorted out.

Cheers,
Rich

here's a list of registration letters etc,

What year is it ? From 1963 a suffix, then prefix, indicates the 'year'.
Suffix Letters - ABC 123 A
A 1 Feb 1963 31 Dec 1963
B 1 Jan 1964 31 Dec 1964
C 1 Jan 1965 31 Dec 1965
D 1 Jan 1966 31 Dec 1966
E 1 Jan 1967 31 Jul 1967
F 1 Aug 1967 31 Jul 1968
G 1 Aug 1968 31 Jul 1969
H 1 Aug 1969 31 Jul 1970
J 1 Aug 1970 31 Jul 1971
K 1 Aug 1971 31 Jul 1972
L 1 Aug 1972 31 Jul 1973
M 1 Aug 1973 31 Jul 1974
N 1 Aug 1974 31 Jul 1975
P 1 Aug 1975 31 Jul 1976
R 1 Aug 1976 31 Jul 1977
S 1 Aug 1977 31 Jul 1978
T 1 Aug 1978 31 Jul 1979
V 1 Aug 1979 31 Jul 1980
W 1 Aug 1980 31 Jul 1981
X 1 Aug 1981 31 Jul 1982
Y 1 Aug 1982 31 Jul 1983

Prefix - A 123 ABC
A 1 Aug 1983 31 Jul 1984
B 1 Aug 1984 31 Jul 1985
C 1 Aug 1985 31 Jul 1986
D 1 Aug 1986 31 Jul 1987
E 1 Aug 1987 31 Jul 1988
F 1 Aug 1988 31 Jul 1989
G 1 Aug 1989 31 Jul 1990
H 1 Aug 1990 31 Jul 1991
J 1 Aug 1991 31 Jul 1992
K 1 Aug 1992 31 Jul 1993
L 1 Aug 1993 31 Jul 1994
M 1 Aug 1994 31 Jul 1995
N 1 Aug 1995 31 Jul 1996
P 1 Aug 1996 31 Jul 1997
R 1 Aug 1997 31 Jul 1998
S 1 Aug 1998 28 Feb 1999
T 1 Mar 1999 31 Jul 1999
V 1 Aug 1999 28 Feb 2000
W 1 Mar 2000 31 Jul 2000
X 1 Aug 2000 28 Feb 2001
Y 1 Mar 2001 31 Aug 2001

Current System - AB 51 ABC
51 1 Sep 2001 28 Feb 2002
02 1 Mar 2002 31 Aug 2002
52 1 Sep 2002 28 Feb 2003
03 1 Mar 2003 31 Aug 2003
53 1 Sep 2003 28 Feb 2004
04 1 Mar 2004 31 Aug 2004
54 1 Sep 2004 28 Feb 2005
05 1 Mar 2005 31 Aug 2005
55 1 Sep 2005 28 Feb 2006
06 1 Mar 2006 31 Aug 2006
56 1 Sep 2006 28 Feb 2007
07 1 Mar 2007 28 Aug 2007
57 1 Sep 2007 28 Feb 2008
08 1 Mar 2008 28 Aug 2008
58 1 Sep 2008 28 Feb 2009
09 1 Mar 2009 28 Aug 2009
59 1 Sep 2009 28 Feb 2010



Q registrations
Q 123 ABC
are generally Kit Cars, or other vehicles where the original age is undetermined.
Q registrations started in 1983.


LOVE Andy Capp, by the way.
The cartoon is still running in the Daily Mirror!

Andy is a reminder of my late Dad.
Here's a pic of me with my old Magnette.


You don't see Andy in the papers over here much any more.
Apparently he's not PC enough.

Rich in Vancouver wrote: wrote:

Andy is a reminder of my late Dad.
Here's a pic of me with my old Magnette.

You don't see Andy in the papers over here much any more.
Apparently he's not PC enough.

Love the Andy Capp on the radiator. 'The spirit of lethargy'?

I'll see if I can find an Andy Capp cartoon to upload.