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LENHAM MG MIDGET, THAT HAS JUST BEEN COMPLETED ON A 1965 SHELL IN OUR WORKSHOPS. WE ARE MOTO-BUILD RACING WHO NORMALLY ONLY MAKE THE ASHLEY MIDGET BUT WE OCCASSIONALLY MAKE THE ODD LENHAM OR TWO AND HERE WE HAVE A PARTICULARLY NICE ONE.

THIS SHELL WAS VERY GOOD TO START WITH BUT DID NEED TO HAVE SOME STRUCTURAL WORK COMPLETED, SUCH AS NEW 'A' POST DOOR PILLARS, A REAR FLOOR SECTION, OUTER FOOTWELL PANELS, BATTERY TRAY AND A FEW MINOR STEEL SECTIONS LET IN TO THE SHELL.

A NEW LENHAM GT REAR BODY WAS BOUGHT EARLIER THIS YEAR, AND AFTER THE MANY NON REQUIRED STEEL PANELS WERE REMOVED THE WHOLE BODYSHELL WAS SANDBLASTED BACK TO BARE METAL, THE AFOREMENTIONED REPAIRS WERE CARRIED OUT AND THE DOORS AND SCREEN WERE ALIGNED AND THE LENHAM BODY THEN BONDED IN PLACE, THIS DOES MAKE IT SOUND VERY SIMPLE BUT IT IS ACTUALLY FAR MORE INVOLVED THAN THAT, AND IT IS CRITICAL TO MAKE SURE THE BODY IS PERFECTLY ALIGNED AND NOT INCORRECTLY STRESSED, IT IS ALSO CRITICAL FOR STRUCTURAL RIGIDITY THAT THE NEW BODY IS SECURELY BONDED TO THE DONOR SHELL, THIS HAS ALL BEEN TAKEN CARE OF CORRECTLY.

THE LENHAM WAS A VERY POPULAR CONVERSION IN THE 60'S AND TODAY IT IS EQUALLY POPULAR ON THE HISTORIC MOTOR RACING SCENE, DUE IN NO SMALL PART TO IT'S VERY LIGHT WEIGHT, THESE LENHAMS AND ASHLEYS ARE ALSO VERY SOUGHT AFTER CARS FOR ROAD USE AND THE STARTING PRICE FOR A COMPLETE CAR IS ALWAYS IN EXCESS OF 10K -IF YOU CAN FIND ONE FOR SALE THAT IS!

SO WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS A SOLID STEEL UNDER BODY WITH A NEW LENHAM BODY ATTACHED, WITH DOORS AND SCREEN IN PLACE, THE SCREEN DOES NEED REFURBISHING, BUT WE NEEDED TO FIT IT IN PLACE FOR ALIGNMENT PURPOSES, THE BODY HAS BEEN 'FIRST FILLED' AND WILL REQUIRE MORE DETAIL WORK BEFORE RESPRAYING, BUT THIS IS REALLY MINIMAL, THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CAR HAS BEEN LIGHTLY SPRAYED WITH STONECHIP AND THEN THE WHOLE SHELL HAS BEEN SPRAYED INSIDE AND OUT WITH 2 PACK PRIMER, THIS CAR IS READY TO TAKE THE RUNNING GEAR, TRIM, WIRING ETC. FROM YOUR 'A' SERIES MIDGET, THIS WOULD BE A VERY REWARDING JOB AS ALL THE DIFFICULT WORK HAS BEEN DONE FOR YOU. WE ARE HAPPY TO QUOTE ON COMPLETING THE CAR TO ANY SPECIFICATION YOU DESIRE FROM ROAD USE TO HISTORIC RACE CAR.

THE V5 IS PRESENT AND THE REGISTRATION AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE PICTURE IS KPF 57C

THE ASKING PRICE FOR THIS SHELL IS EXACTLY AS YOU SEE IT, WITH NO FRONT, WE DO OF COURSE SUPPLY A SELECTION OF DIFFERENT FRONTS FOR THIS CAR MANY OF WHICH ARE ON THE ASHLEYGT WEBSITE AND WE WOULD OF COURSE OFFER DISCOUNT ON A FRONT PURCHASED AT THE SAME TIME AS THE SHELL.

THE SHELL IS LOCATED IN SUTTON IN SURREY AND YOU ARE WELCOME TO VIEW AT ANY TIME BY PRIOR APPOINTMENT OUR PHONE NUMBER IS 07956451470

IF YOUR TASTE IS FOR A 1965 ASHLEY ROLLING SHELL IN PRIMER THEN PLEASE GIVE US A CALL AS WE ARE PART WAY THROUGH RESTORING AND PREPARING ONE.