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Set of two leather suitcases, made by the Warren Leather Goods Company in Massachusetts, designed to make the most effective use of the limited luggage compartment of the MGA (photo taken from the book "Accessories for your Sports Car" by Larry Reid, published by Sports Car Press, New York, 1958)
A nice addition to avoid an overcrowded MGA would be this occasional four-seater conversion that was introduced in 1957 by now defunct Scottish MG Distributors John Gibson & Sons Ltd. from Edinburgh. They made it for an local farmer and the car's registration number was RSF 456. I wonder if it still exists?
A letter by 'John Gibson & Sons Ltd.' explaining the dicky-seat conversion (click pic for enlargement)
This photo was published in the "Scotsman" newspaper around the time of the conversion
Perhaps a better solution to your luggage problems is this Continental Style Spare Wheel. In 1958 it was offered as a kit by a Canadian company called Cooke Toledo Motors Ltd., Quebec (photo from the book "Accessories for your Sports Car" by Larry Reid, published by Sports Car Press, New York, 1958)
According to Anders Ditlev Clausager in "Original MGA" (page 92) there are two types of ash trays for the MGA. If you look at the ash tray as pictured in the parts list, it seems that the curvature at the front of the tray is higher than at the rear. The fixing screws are on the outside of the bottom flange (photo taken from "Original MGA" by Anders Ditlev Clausager)
Ashtray as pictured in the MGA Service Parts list AKD1215 for the A1600. The part number is AHH 5539
The pictures on the right and below are from my own MGA. It has the ash tray with the later part number AHH 7061. It looks like the curvature of the tray has the same height at front and rear. It also has a the fixing screws on the inside of the tray
I found this on one at an autojumble. It was exactly the same as the original ashtray, only the lid was black instead of chromed and it had a black crackle finish. Could this one be for an MGB?
A period aftermarket ash tray was made by the Jepco Manufacturing Co. in North Hollywood, California. They are extremely rare, how many are still around is unknown, but Rick Brown, who owns this one, has only seen six so far (photo's: Rick Brown)
Badge bar as pictured in the MGA Service Parts list AKD1215 for the A1600. It was curved to follow the line of the bumper
Badge bar (or grille protector) marketed in the fifties by Multi-products from Los Angeles (photo from the book "Accessories for your Sports Car" by Larry Reid, published by Sports Car Press, New York, 1958)
Badge bar made in the fifties by Accessory Engineering from California
Badge bar as sold by Moss Motors
Badge bar made by AMCO (photo: Bob Muenchausen)
A very basic badge bar was made by Wilco from Rochester, New York. It was a T-bar bracket, designed to bolt through the grille. The bracket must be drilled to mount the badges. Although the thick rubber washers were supposed to protect the grille bars, I wouldn't recommend it for the MGA (photo from the book "Accessories for your Sports Car" by Larry Reid, published by Sports Car Press, New York, 1958)
Not a badge bar, but a very handy protection for your grille against those big yank tanks. The "Sonic shield" blows your horn when a car ahead backs too close. This accessory was sold in the fifties and sixties by MG Mitten from California (photo from the book "Accessories for your Sports Car" by Larry Reid, published by Sports Car Press, New York, 1958)
the aluminium one as pictured in the Twin Cam Operation Manual AKD 879
fibreglass hardtop as shown in the MGA 1600 parts catalogue
And what about this Fibreglass Fastback from Custom Automotive. Looks sleek, doesn't it?
When winter comes and it becomes too darn cold for the MGA to reach its normal operating temperature, you might consider fitting this Kingsbury grille muff. These were originally offered through dealers in cold climates, and fit the MGA grille with no drilling whatsoever. You can leave them in place during winter as there are flaps which regulate air flow through the radiator. The image shows the mufflette for the 1500 and 1600. There was also a smaller version to fit the Mk II.
Side window that could open in 5 different positions to the back or all the way to the front for greater ventilation. Made by the manufacturers of the LeBron Snorkle.
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