Lot Ended
Description
No Reserve
Unusual Triumph-based kit car by
John Cowperthwaite; straightforward project
Inspired by
the MG J2 Midget of the 1930s, kit car builder John Cowperthwaite (JC) showed
his first Midget lookalike in 1985. Not really a kit, the JC Midge was available
as a set of plans which allowed the builder to construct the body from plywood
and aluminium cut from paper patterns using a jigsaw. The donor vehicle was
usually a Triumph Herald, Vitesse or Spitfire but later plans also showed how to
build the kit from a Ford Escort donor vehicle.
This rather sorry looking JC Midge has been languishing in the back
of a workshop in Southampton for many years. The only paperwork with the car is
a V5C which records it as a 1970 Triumph Herald 1200 with Historic Vehicle
status so it is free to tax and MOT-exempt. HPI/Experian records a colour change
from blue to red in 1986, which is perhaps when it was first built, followed by
another colour change from red to green in 2014 which is perhaps when it was
last tinkered with – who knows?
It appears to
have a Ford Crossflow engine under the bonnet but other than that, it is what it
is. On offer here as a straightforward restoration project, it should keep
someone gainfully employed over the coming summer months and has no reserve so
the best bid takes it home.
For more
information contact James on 07970 309907 or email [email protected]
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