1963 MG Midget Before& After

[davidgoeswest]

Beautiful Midget. Any chance you would sell it?

[RestorerMatt]

@davidgoeswest I put the videos on YouTube when I sold it. I spent all my money to restore it and felt it deserved a better storage garage then I could provide so I sold it.. I did it more to restore one to this level since very few people would put the time and money into one of these cars. Hopefully it will live for many generations to come.

[2boddah]

holy !!! nice job!

[midshipmad]

what a beautiful job you've done on it :D good to see another midget saved from deaths door. :D

[Reggieworth]

i like the 'before' pics of the engine compartment.. looks like mine!!

and shows just how solid the old horses were

did you use the original engine?

did the missing air filters let water into the cylinders?

nice job Matt

[wordreet]

Don't know what to say that hasn't been said. Simply stunning. B¬D

Hope the new owner enjoys it. I know I would.

[aflatminor]

Ooooh Mat- that's a fine job there mate ;-)

If you could get hold of a white steering wheel i think this would be the only improvement that could be made to this perfect car!!

You must be a perfectionist to take that rusty lump and turning it into a concours class motor.....

Regards, John..

[JakeBev1]

nice car

[machinaga1968]

Good job!!!

[psyhobill5150]

beautiful job on a beautiful car 5*****

[unreadyeverett]

Dig The Vid. B-E-A-Utiful

[mgjon57]

Absolutely fantastic!! Great job!!!

[tubularillusion]

love the original registration number YYB666 ! COOL !

[barberpole16]

looks like a labor of love,great job

[bugnfront]

Great job on the sprite. I have 3 triing to make two good-uns. That little jewel needs a rompus in the rocky mountains. The ozarks are teazers. Glad you kept the 948. Good Job.

[0Anynamewilldo0]

looks great! im thinking about restoring a 74.... only problem is im a wee bit short on funds...

[Silverstreak350Z]

Thanks for bringing em back to life, the world needs more people like you. Great video as well.

[novelist10]

its very nice. i really like the before and after shots. had to cost a rather healthy amount to get it put back together.

[musiclovr2]

beautiful car!!

[barrylovesbrownsauce]

Top job Matt - be great to see it at MG live at Silverstone.

[noah8645]

i have to say

hands down that is the best MG i have seen

GREAT JOB!

[maximumgraylord]

Beautiful work. A Congratulations is in order. Thanks from the community of MG Lovers!

[BchSunwrshipr]

Almost makes me want to do CONCOURSE material but NOT! Keep up the work and hope to see some more material on the site in the future, LFC-Tino

[playstationowner]

I am restoring a 1962 model and i hope it looks as good as yours. one day hopefully.

[TXRog]

Hello Matt,

Thank you so very much for your prompt reply back to my initial inquiry. I appreciate it.

Please keep me updated as to your intentions on what exactly you plan on doing with your Midget. Since I first saw the video of your car, I think I have watched it at least a dozen times!

Regards,

TXRog

[TXRog]

What a beautiful little car you have Matt.

Both my older brothers had Midgets - 63 and 64- the 63 had been owned previously by a friend of my dad's who drove it in gymkhanas - it was Old English Ivory with red interior and white piping exactly like yours. I wish we still had them.

Did you do all the restoration work on it yourself? if you ever want to sell it, please contact me first.

Enjoy your Midget - one of the nicest original sportscars ever made.

Regards

[RestorerMatt]

Thanks. I did do all the work except for the machine work on the engine, chrome and I had a company make the seat covers and panels. It actually has gray piping which was how it came from the factory (1963 only) and had to have that custom made. I am considering selling it and was thinking of running it on Ebay in a week or so. I will let you know when I do. Thanks again, Matt

[Bobzmcishl]

Cool. Our second car was a 63 British Racing Green Midget with black interior. Our best friends had a 62 Sprite and we went on a lot of rally's together. They were fun cars! Thanks for sharing.

[iainc]

fantastic

[LorenzoPagani]

Perfect colors and restoration nice job :-)

I have also a 63 Midget but prepared in Uk in the 60's for racing, you can have a look to my video if u are interested by the sound of a street racing Midget ;-)

[noobydiablo]

and i thought mine was bad

[richardkuijstermans]

Beautiful car! Especially the colours and tyres. Very impressing

[BigLisaFan]

Kudos to you for saving such a classic that many others would not have considered touching!

[tallbigpaul]

A beautiful example of one the best little sports cars ever built. Well done RestorerMatt. I was wondering how much work you had to do to the body? I live in the UK and have restored and owned 3 67 Midgets - currently own a 74 MGB Roadster, our problem is always rust! Awful stuff and costly to put right. Like the stand you used to support the car during restoration - did you make it yourself?

[RestorerMatt]

Hi tallbigpaul,The original body was very rusty but I found a rust free body shell (noted on the body shell video opening). The Midget/Sprites are very prone to rust here also and finding such a solid body is what inspired me to do a concourse restoration. I bought the rotissieri and have used it on a few cars and trucks.

[pearlproduction]

Yeah, these are just material things and we can't take it with us when we die BUT your heart and soul is in that MG! You'll be cruisin in Heaven!

[mobuzzing]

Excellent comparison and groovey music!