Epic Fail! Our Scottish Holiday In Our 1980 Mg Midget 1500

Our MG Midget breaks down on day 2 of our holiday. After running so well and enjoying the driving and beautiful scenic views of parts of the South West Coastal 300 (SWC300) disaster strikes. Does this mean the end of our travels?
Also, find out how a hose clip and pair of vice grips come in handy!
All part of our classic car travels

[@CatsCarsAndCoffee]

Love your positive attitudes throughout the ordeal and the ingenuity shown in the repair. Lovely car.

[@themustardmidget]

Thank you, I did have a moment of ‘is this going to halt our holiday plans’ but all good in the end.

[@dwaynecarwin1014]

Your car is great I have one , but forget about the car you guys are such a no worries couple,you inspired me today I love happy people

[@themustardmidget]

Thank you, we glad you enjoy our filming.

[@bobspeller2225]

It's always a good thing to carry all sorts of items with you when driving classic car, as Sean said, an ingenious temporary repair. I hope it all turned out find and you completed your holiday tour in the MG. Cheers Bob

[@themustardmidget]

All well in the end, funny thing i indented to carry hose clips for hoes and not leaf springs. got to think on the road some times, you can see how stressed I got, while Dawn stayed really calm. cheers Richard

[@HankWilliamWinthrop]

Good eyes for spotting the difference in the springs between left and right !

[@themustardmidget]

Dawn stayed very calm while I panicked looking for something more complicated

[@stevehill5637]

Just found your channel; Thank you for sharing your adventures. I'm a fan of MG Midgets, warts and all! Good on you for having the necessary supplies for a temporary spring repair. Who expects THAT!??? What was the prognosis on the steering issue? Please post a follow-up. I'm interested in the details. I post on the MG Experience forum as Steve-in-Florida. You are a lovely couple in a fine British automobile! Safe travels to you. Cheers!

[@themustardmidget]

Thank you for your lovely comment. Follow up on its way, but steering not really covered only thought I had is that the axle moved back about 2 inches on one side.

[@seanhumfrey]

Oh guys! I feel your pain. Ingenious temporary repair. Hope this doesn't spoil your holiday.

[@themustardmidget]

Thank you Sean, we had to hire a car, it wasn’t the same without the Midget but we still had a lovely holiday.

[@rodshop5897]

Raining on the outside = raining on the inside with Midgets. We got caught in a pour on a car club trip recently and it reminded us how much more of an adventure it is to travel by a tiny British roadster. Good job spotting that spring, Dawn. Lovely that you didn't let it ruin your trip, and cheers for many more fun trips in the future!

[@themustardmidget]

Never got to be put off by the weather, especially in the UK. Nothing puts us off. Thank you for watching.

[@JJJBRICE]

Nice couple !

[@themustardmidget]

Thank you 😊

[@joan4906]

Oh yes, the broken rear spring caper! I had this happen to me when I was driving through Hazel Grove many years ago in my red Midget (PVM 361R). Took me a few minutes to work out what on earth was gong on.

[@themustardmidget]

It was the steering that throw me, I didn’t loose control at all, just moved steering wheel by 10 to 15 degrees.

[@davec.4756]

Right, same thing happened when I broke a leaf spring on my '72 Midget. It's not the lean, but the off-center steering wheel that makes you nervous 😅

[@themustardmidget]

Since the repair our steering wheel is still off centre slightly, I am starting to think the spring had a small break in it for sometime and now it has been repaired I need to get the steering and tracking set up.

[@giulianagiu1388]

what a joyful couple you are... and what a nice car you own!

[@themustardmidget]

Thank you, your very kind

[@williamshelton9688]

Great video & adventure….recently I bought a 1971 MGB ; and drove it 1,500 miles home . A few mishaps as well …let the adventures continue.. cheers

[@themustardmidget]

Thank you, enjoy your MGB . 1500 miles home is a long way for a first drive, not in uk? Thank you very much, hope you have some great adventures too

[@milkythemidget9564]

Looking good

[@themustardmidget]

Thank you

[@christophermcdonald8211]

Love your channel , sad to see your little car injure itself , just discovered you guys , have subscribed and look forward to new adventures

[@themustardmidget]

Thank you, that makes you our 200th subscriber. Plenty more ideas to come.

[@christophermcdonald8211]

Trying to get my 64 spitfire on the road , it too has has the 1500 in it , think its out of a 77model @@themustardmidget

[@LotusExigeS260]

Fun adventure!! :-)

[@themustardmidget]

It was, can’t wait for the next one.

[@rimizoem]

Good luck from Ipswich.

[@themustardmidget]

Thank you

[@colinblick4903]

What a bummer…🤦🏻‍♂️…. Thought it was leaf spring the way it was sitting…… an possibly steering angle is due to the rear not sitting square🤷🏻‍♂️….hope it’s sorted asap💪🏼😎

[@themustardmidget]

I think in the panic of trying to find what had happened I got stressed very quickly through fear of it ruining the holiday, but Dawn stayed calm and spotted the problem. The steering was due to axle not being square. Thank you for your comment.

[@denisf.7487]

Bonjour, je possede un modele 1979 et j'aimerai aussi faire des vidéos. Quel modele de caméra utilisez vous ? Bon continuation.

[@themustardmidget]

Thank you for your comment, at the moment we are using a GoPro Hero 8 but have plans to change to using maybe a Sony Zx10 Merci beaucoup.

[@denisf.7487]

Merci de votre réponse@@themustardmidget

[@awalk5177]

When it rains on a Midget you always seem to get a wet knee.

[@themustardmidget]

All part of the fun, I think that I need to attend to the seal at the join of the frame, if I want to cure it.

[@awalk5177]

@@themustardmidget I also have a 1979 Midget and a 1960 MGA. The solution I have found is to use the draught exclusion strip which can be bought at most hardware stores and is about quarter inch wide foam. On the Midget there is always a gap at the corner which ensures a wet knee.

[@themustardmidget]

Is that between the roof and the frame?

[@awalk5177]

@@themustardmidget On the Midget the issue seems to be on the windscreen pillar where the hood has a popper to the top of the windscreen. If the popper is a good fit then the leak is minimal but you could divert water fully away from that popper with a piece of seal. On the MGA I had to put a strip on top of the windscreen full width to seal between the hood rail and the windscreen top. It really depends how well your hood rail fits to the top of the screen. I dont think two cars are the same.

[@themustardmidget]

Going to have a closer look to see where the water in coming in on ours, watch out for a video and you may even get a mention.

[@lilianecasner3336]

Looks a bit rusty underneath,best go home

[@themustardmidget]

Pretty sound for its age.