It's been 27 years since I had my first MG Midgets. I bought them as a package deal in Denver, Colorado in 1987. The '71 needed clutch work, and the '69 had the bad roof so I swapped the roof and sold the '71 for about 3/4 of what I had paid for them to begin with.

The '69 traveled with us to Mountain Home, Idaho through some pretty bad weather and almost passed the Ryder rental I was driving on its own while on some very icy roads in Montana. We all made it in one piece though.

I drove it some while in Idaho, but in 118 degree weather a convertible isn't a comfortable ride. The starter gave me some trouble so it sat under the carport for about a year while I thought about whether or not to drag it back to Vermont after I got out of the Air Force or just get something else.

Well, as usually happens, something else won. I don't know that I regret letting the little yellow car go now, but I still like British sports cars.

So now, for better or worse, I put some money down on a 1965 MG Midget parts extravaganza. No real interior, no motor, (Just a block) no front end or hood, but a whole lot of clean parts for what's left.

We'll see where this takes me. It may be a short trip to fast sale or a long adventure to total restoration. You'll be the first to know.