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Changing and charging

“…SOURCED THROUGH MG SPECIALISTS FORMER GLORY, IT HAD SAT IN A GARAGE IN WEST LONDON FOR 22 YEARS.”

Back in 2013, David Halliday acquired a rare MGA; one of only 206 RHD home market MkII Coupés. It was an MG with a fascinating history and one that was ripe for taking to the next level. 199 EOK began life as a standard car, dispatched from the MG factory on the 14th September 1961 and first registered in Birmingham. With only 498 examples sold worldwide, it is the rarest MGA production model that is not a Deluxe or Twin Cam.

“I’d always wanted an MGA and loved the lines of the Coupé. They are just absolutely gorgeous-looking,” said David. “When I was at university in Melbourne, Australia, I wanted to trade my MG Midget in for

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