Another pedal car that looks very much like an MGA.  It’s made from fibreglass and unlike most pedal cars this one has curves and shapes, which doesn't make it look like a box. This pedal car has sure been played with; it’s missing some parts and the front grill will need replacing. When new it could have had working lights, as on the inside of the car is what looks like a battery holder and the front lights look as though there should be a globe inside. I’m not sure who made it; could it be Tri-ang?

Glenn Farrington, who lives in Australia, owns one of these MGA’s. His father brought it for him when he was a child. Glenn is now 49! He wonders where he could find information on it and possible spare parts. Please Dit e-mailadres is beschermd tegen spambots. U heeft Javascript nodig om het te kunnen zien. me.

O.K., I'll admit it's not really a special, but I think the license plate is special enough to include it here. In Florida congresspersons get one special congressional license plate for their car. In this case Ginny Brown-Waite from the 5th congressional district of Florida chose to have it on her MGA.

It's a 1500 Coupé body mounted on a shortened Ford Ranger Pickup truck frame. Probably it was used for Monster Racing. Happily this one survived the crusher and this body will now help resurrect a very rusty Twin Cam.

At first sight this MGA looks like a drag racer, but it’s far from that. In fact it’s a little Commando 8 tractor powered by a twin cylinder 18hp Briggs & Stratton engine. This tractor was offered for sale on Ebay in May 2006 and sold within a day! Perhaps the MGA bodywork can be rescued and again mounted on an MGA frame. Otherwise it would be a sad fate for an MGA hauling a trailer full of manure for the rest of its life.

This is a picture I found in the book “The MG Companion” written by Kenneth Ullyett in 1960. It shows the conversion that was offered by V.W. Derrington of Kingston. It consisted of a special cross-flow cylinder head, inlet manifold and exhaust manifold. When fitted, this conversion gave the Magnette a much better performance. More info can be found on the website of the Magnette Register.

Another photo found in an old issue of Safety Fast! this one dating from February 1990. The photo itself dates from 1957 and shows the woman police officers from Lancashire standing next to their new MGA patrol cars. Note the driving lights on the wings.

This one I found in an old issue of Safety Fast! dating from January 1982. It was an 1600 MkII coupe, owned by a Londoner. It was maintained at Moto-Build of Hounslow, who also carried out this conversion. The basic idea was to chop off the top and then adding a hood and frame. Simple idea, but the execution proved quite difficult. Does this special still exist?