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MG MGA - TR 6 and golf clubs

Guys,

A buddy of mine has been day dreaming about a vintage convertible forever.

One of his requirements is that it fit a golf bag in the trunk.

He has a line on a low mileage '75 TR 6 for $10K.

Does anybody know if you can fit a set of clubs in the trunk of a TR?
T McCarthy

Try asking on the TR board
dominic clancy

I don't know what's the matter with putting the golf clubs in the passenger seat if you have lap belts! I've carried a 9-foot surfboard in my MGA. I read that the TR7 was specifically designed to hold a set of clubs in the trunk. (The TR8 has the battery in the boot, so it may not work.) Try the 6 Pack forum or send me a set of clubs and I'll try them in my TR6!

Ken
k v morton

I would think it would depend a lot on how long his clubs were. If he's like Dorf then I'm sure they would fit. ;-)

Bill Young

Do golf and classic cars really go together - I'm with Mark Twain on this one!
Cam Cunningham

Ken

I have also carry a 9'2" board in my MGA the only question I have is "ALASKA" how thick is the wet suit.
S P Rossetto

That was when I was a bit younger and lived in Oregon, though the ocean was just as cold as it is here. I actually built a rack that would carry the board with the top up; I'll try to find a picture. Now my board is just a prop for the car show.

Ken
k v morton

Here is the rack I built back in 1969 to carry my surfboard. It also worked with the top up, but I rarely drove top up. This photo was taken on one of a couple of safaris I made to California, where the locals thought I was nuts for not wearing a wetsuit.

Anyway, I think T McCarthy's friend could certainly find a way to carry his golf clubs in an MGA.

Cam, I didn't know Twain was into classic cars, but I can imagine what he had to say about golf.

Ken

k v morton

Looks about ready to take off Ken.
Mr Twain liked paddle riverboats best but perhaps he would have preferred the Mk2 to the 1500!!
- he also thought golf was good walk spoiled.
Cam Cunningham

My Dad bought his TR6 because he could fit his clubs in the back. Except for his driver, that club went behind the seat. Now the TR6 is mine, miss him.
R Egge

I posted T McCarthy's question to the 6 Pack web site and got a number of responses:

http://www.6-pack.org/sixpack/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?p=102785#102785

Cam: with the surfboard right side up like this, the curvature created downforce (in theory.) I go with Mr Twain's observation, except that very few people seem to walk anymore.

Ken
k v morton

Ken, -- Looks like a good down force wing. How does it attach aft of the rag top? (Just in case anyone might like to make something similar).
Barney Gaylord

Barney,

I wouldn't have done this to a car with a good paint job, but this was just a $300 beater in 1969. The rack was bent out of electrical conduit with angle iron crossmembers and flat bar diagonal braces. It was supported by a large rubber suction cup on each side just aft of the top, like the ones that the trunk rack sat on. There was a strap on each side going forward under the rear lower edge of the top, and hooking to the aft edge of the cockpit opening. A u-bolt clamped the rack on each end of the rear bumper. One end of a seatbelt was anchored under the hood (I think to the bolt that clamped the fuel line down) and the other end to the front crossmember of the rack. The seatbelt held everything firmly down in front but allowed a quick disconnect. (The u-bolts required a ratchet.) It was very stable at 70+ MPH and I made a couple of trips from the Portland area to southern California with it. I don't remember what became of the rack. I sold this car after I bought my present MGA in 1970, and I still have the surfboard, though I paddle a kayak now. I think my 17' kayak may require a trailer!

Ken
k v morton

i love that picture ken, what a fantastic backdrop for an mga, it must bring back memories of some great times for you.
I think it deserves to be enlarged and put on a bedroom ceiling! ( i must be getting old!)
I also thought about the downforce effect of the board and the directional stabilising effect of the fin on hi speed bends.
Plus the bonus of being a rain shelter when in traffic on damp days and also somewhere to put the beer and bagels at rest stops.
a truly multi-functional thing is a surfboard!
great photo
cheers
colyn
colyn firth

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