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MG MGA - Winning 1957 Sebring MGA Found

Breaking news: Yesterday (7 DEC2016) I received this picture along with the following note. This will raise a few eyebrows while we try to verify the car. If it is a real 1957 Sebring MGA, it will be a "found" member of the shrinking list of missing Sebring cars. Note the names stenciled on the wing (after repaint): "E Leavens, A Miller, R Keith".

On 12/7/2016, "Charlene" wrote:
"Hello, do you have any old photos on this car (or know whom I may contact for such). My uncle owns it, restored it, and still enters it in races? Thank you - Charlene

---I've attached a pic *1956 MGA *car #49 *BMC Team entry 12 hours of Sebring 1957 (1st in class CT 1.6, 23rd overall, 43 laps behind the winner)".

We will be checking the chassis number. The drivers' names are shown on the papers retained from 1957 Sebring race.

Can't upload a picture at this time. See here: http://mgaguru.com/mgtech/variants/sebring/1957_49a.jpg
Barney Gaylord

I have no idea if its the genuine car, but it certainly looks well sorted with a nice ride height.
John Bray

Great stance. 72 spokes? I like the windscreen.
MAndrus

If this car has been racing in the past few years as suggested, it's highly unlikely to be the genuine article...someone would have picked that up long before now.
Gary Lock

I'll make sure our local Sebring owner sees this post. His Sebring no 44 is a Deluxe with peg drive wheels, etc.
Mike
Mike Ellsmore

Transpires it has never been "missing", is located in Ontario, and regularly races.
Gary Lock

Maybe it was missing for a while, but has apparently been back in operation for sometime. There is a picture from when the current owners "picked it up", before restoration, but so far no date.

Barney Gaylord

The "E Leavens" would be Ed Leavens from the Toronto Ontario area, who I believe drove for the BMC team back in that time period. I recall seeing one of the "Sebring" cars at the Harewood race track in 58 or 59 and this could be the one.

George
George Raham

This thread was discussed between 08/12/2016 and 10/12/2016

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