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MG MGA - a trailer that looks like the front half of an MGA

I'm hoping someone has a better memory than me. I saw an MGA towing what looks like the front half of an A. The picture was in another MG site and the red car was pictured en route to it's destination in mountains...does this ring a bell with anyone? Does anyone know the car/trailer or the owner?

As I often babble, I love my new '57 A, I love driving her, but that's all I can do is drive her. I have MS and need my scooter to get around for any more than a step or two. I've been looking at other small trailers but think why not spend the extra and make a classic looking trailer.

So, does anyone know the trailer and MG I'm talking about? I keep thinking it was in the Pacific-Northwest by what I can remember about the scenery.

I've already looked at Barney, the MG Guru's hitch. That looks very doable. I do have other options for a trailer, but I just think an MGA deserves an appropriate trailer. Not just a blah, run of the mill, converted motorcycle trailer.

SO, can you help me? You all are always such a wealth of information. Someone has to know the car/owner I'm talking about.

Thanks!
Jackie
Jacqueline Peabody

I think you saw a trailer that was the rear half of an A not the front. There have been a few of those out there.

R J Brown

This is the closest I've got. No other details.

Derek Nicholson

RJ,

That picture of the Red MGA is owned by one of our local club members in the Minnesota MG Group: http://mmgg.org/ and the picture was taken at Ellingson's Car Museum

-BMC..
BMC Brian McCullough

I knew I would get my answer here. But I sure was wrong! The trailer is the back end, not the front and Minnesota is a long way from the Pacific Northwest!

Thanks for all the input. I found what I was looking for.

Jackie
Jacqueline Peabody

If you wanted another option, a small teardrop trailer would fit the period and be much easier to build. Here is a page with a lot of scans of 40's and 50's magazines with plans for teardrops.

http://www.tinytears.cc/scans.html

Jeff Schultz

Well, don't keep us in suspense. Share what you found!
Derek Nicholson

Now that's what I call a trailer RJ but the one Derek posted is quite bizarre - looks like one of our cars has been squashed!
Cam Cunningham

I've received a call from a company that may pan out. They have a small base that they had been planning on adding some sort of top to, that may be perfect for an MG back half. Right now we're playing phone tag. I cut the salesman's message off...the last 2 phone numbers (!!) with these twitzy fingers of mine.

I know everyone loves all things teeny-tiny, but give me one of these modern itsy-bitsy phones and with one shake of my trembling hand I can call the middle east, order a pizza with anchovies AND never lose the beat of the music I'm listening to! HA! Top that all you skilled craftsmen.

Anyway, once we make final contact and I know exactly which base model he's talking about I'll try and get a picture of it to upload here. Suddenly I'm receiving lots of emails from every trailer company you've never heard of.

My husband believes he can get someone in the shop where he works to build the trailer hitch per Barney's design. Diana can't get in for her Spring tune up, etc until the end of March. I would be happy to be able to get this trailer built in time for the Pittsburgh NAMGAR meeting.

I may actually be able to get out of Diana and talk to people almost eye to eye!!

Jackie
Jacqueline Peabody

Here is a photo-shopped idea that I had a few years back. It looks amazing like the one that RJ posted. I had thought of having a mold made to make the fiberglass shell including the fenders. That way I could make a custom frame that would allow for a deeper floor. This would provide for more storage. But alas.... I prol'ly will never get around to it. To many other projects.

Chuck

C Schaefer

Here is a picture of a Bushtec motorcycle trailer behind a MGA. This may be a lot more practical though not near as classy as a custom.

R J Brown

There are a couple MGA trailers here: http://www.mgnuts.com/trailers/
Steve Simmons

The trailer that I'm thinking about is the bottom one, but not the HD version. I'm thinking that the ramp could be made to fold in half again so as to decrease the height. My scooter can fold onto itself, the tiller folds backwards and the seat section folds forward, so its height is reduced a fair bit. True to form I can't put my hands on the specs booklet that came with the scooter. I would still love to have the end result look like my MGA. It's going to take a bit of planning to bring my goal to fruition. I'll keep you informed as the project progresses.

Jackie


http://www.oldinc.com/wheelchair.htm
Jacqueline Peabody

Jackie,

The little wheels on that trailer would look lost in MGA fenders. You could consider a shell for the trailer that looks a bit like the front center section of the MGA without fenders & hood, or perhaps a bit like the front of a Lotus 7 with an MGA grill (if you can picture that) or maybe this Frazer Nash.

Ken

k v morton

When you look in your MGA's rear view mirror, here's what you'd like to see.

Steve K

This thread was discussed between 03/03/2008 and 06/03/2008

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