MP Lafer : Volkswagen Beetle Chassis & Brazilian Body make for one interesting , fun to drive car .

Hi Guys , I took the MP Lafer out for a quick drive today . I'm looking for a parts source for this car , so please leave a comment if you know of any . Thanks.
Thank you for droppin' in !

[@brianpooley6635]

you guys must be millionaires with all the toys you have along with the storage facilities. Enjoy, time flies when you're having fun.

[@vwnut1967]

i have just added this to my must drive when at Jasons house list. great car and video. BIG THUMBS UP

[@5150mxVW]

👍, sounds like a plan , thank you Brian !

[@4thGloryMonday]

after being a car guy all my life cant say i have ever seen one of those b4. thought id seen them all thanks for proving me wrong!

[@steveschramko2386]

Here's a little history on this car that I was personally involved with. I was working for British Motors (BMC) in Palo Alto, Ca. in 1979. A young Brazilian came into the dealership and was asking about MG's. We looked at several cars, talked for a long time . As I recall, he was an MBA student at Stanford. He told me his family was producing a TD replica....this was a copy of the old post war MG's which were so popular on the West coast...everywhere really. Kjell Qvale had been importing them for years. He explained to me all about the plans to produce this car. At some point he would be personally involved. I think he was really in the early stages of doing some market research. That's why he was talking to me. I wished him the best of luck. My sense would be that this is probably a pretty good car and worth investing some money in. Don't skimp ! You'll never lose money and you may make some in the long run. Enjoy ! Steve

[@5150mxVW]

cool story Steve ! thank you for sharing👍

[@buddycarroll9665]

Wow, nice video with you and the selfie stick cruising . Cool car....

[@Mike-pu3ot]

Wow nice car thanks for taking us on a nice ride jealous. I helped my friend and his grandfather restore a 50's original MG TD and I'm not a small guy 6'5 and when the car was done I couldn't get in to go for a test drive so I had to sit on the back of the seat! Lol

[@5150mxVW]

haha , sounds like High Tower from the movie Police Academy ! Thank you Mike

[@gilliland426]

sweet looking car... myself never heard of them and i am 50 years old and still love vws

[@TedBishop1]

looks like a fun car thanks so much for sharing !

[@5150mxVW]

thank you Ted , how much snow did you get ?

[@GusMelo]

It's a good car, I see many of these in classic car shows here in Brazil. The last I've seen was a red, from a circus that was there in my city.

[@5150mxVW]

Hi thank you Gus , I do like the Red ones I have seen !

[@marcijunebug]

Take a fine sand paper or steel wool to dash and knock off the rough stuff and boiled linseed oil/teak oil it and it will do wonders! Very very cool car and absolutely LOVE you took this car out while snow on the ground! Great video!

[@5150mxVW]

Thank you for the tip Marci , it was a great day out for it !

[@stevebro6875]

Cool car!!! Its from the Moon Raker James Bond movie I think.

[@almirpeicho7194]

Lindo lafer só poderia ser obra brasileira !

[@notajp]

I always wanted one of the Bradley GT’s. Loved that gull wing body!

[@5150mxVW]

I remember those !

[@earthwoolandfire9715]

My step-father wanted one of them badly. He searched for a long time and gave up. Cool car

[@5150mxVW]

thank you Patrick , sorry to hear he never found one .

[@123cheetacat123]

Sweet MP , thanks Fer the ride. :)

[@senderkik]

I dig the light cluster

[@5150mxVW]

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[@bobdaniel4198]

Definitely looks like a fun ride! I bet Josh has as much fun as you do when you 2 go for a ride in it! You're a cool dad that makes some great fun memories for you son. Thumbs up!! 😊👍

[@5150mxVW]

Thank you Bob , I was surprised how fun it was to do drive . I don't think Josh has been in this one

[@bobdaniel4198]

From what I can tell he has as much fun with the cars as dad does! Probably he'd have the same fun with the MP Lafer. I don't know if you have seen this but it was interesting. It's about the making of the last VW beetle in Mexico 2003.kzbin.info/www/bejne/b2W4hpxtetVgjZo 😊👍

[@yjalventer]

i also have a Lafer.. a long time searching, i found a man in San Paulo that still makes the parts on order. I also wrote to the owners club in San Paulo .. they were very helpfull

[@5150mxVW]

what a nice car to drive , congrats . Can you send the info for him , I would like to get some parts for this one . Thank you

[@yjalventer]

@@5150mxVW If you contact Jean Tosetto on facebook. He is very eager to help.. i think it's your best bet. I will search the net again... its been a while.

[@davidbraun2989]

Interesting car . I've always wanted a kit car .

[@leandropio8945]

Existed in Brazil, a furniture factory with the name of Lafer, so they decided to make a car, with a VW air engine and that was very similar to the English MG, hence MP Lafer was born !! Existia no Brasil, uma fabrica de moveis que chamava se Lafer, então decidiram fazer um carro, com mecânica VW a ar e que fosse bem parecido com o MG inglês, dai nasceu o MP Lafer!!

[@bertalicea2397]

Awesome car!! Man that looks like fun! !

[@5150mxVW]

Thank you Bert , It really is a fun car to drive

[@valdemirdasilva6514]

Vídeo do MP LAFER, maravilhoso!

[@karadpal]

By the way, we have a factory employee who makes restoration. He restores MP for many (many, many) countries around the world. It cost about 10.000USD, but it becomes brand new again (really incredible services)

[@mikahakkinen5651]

nice and cool loking car.

[@5150mxVW]

thank you Mika

[@HapticGarage]

Sorry I'm no help with the car's info, but it's neat! You guys up north handle the cold better than I handle the Florida heat. It was a beautiful drive, but I would be shivering with the top down!

[@5150mxVW]

hey HG , it was 40 and sunny , nice out ! I don't miss the FL summers ...

[@GoodOldMike]

Very cool. That forward ebrake location is interesting. Fun to see u having fun man.

[@5150mxVW]

hey Mike , yeah I was eyeballing that too lol . Fun in the snow tomorrow , just got 11" of snow ...booooo

[@andrewkiwi1]

There is at least one of these in New Zealand as I've worked on it about 10 years ago. It was a tan coloured one. Only difference is that it didn't have the three spotlights in front of the grille. I was working in a euro workshop and i was the only one who had experience with air cooled vws. You could one of our government departments . N.Z.T.A. look it up online.

[@andy1056]

That is a fun car, and looks much more solid than those cheap kits. It looks so ‘old British’, I’d have to make it British Racing Green, and put some sort of winged hood ornament on the top of that grill.

[@MikeJones-jr5hb]

Cool car, Jason "Bond!" I don't know where you could get parts but there is this dude his channel is DiagnoseDan. He is from Ireland I think not sure, but he works on a lot of VW's BMW's Porsche's & for the first time I saw him working on an Opel & found out that the Opel is still manufacturing cars & SUV's they are just not available in the US. I know this doesn't pertain to you but he is good about answering comments & possibly lead you to a guy. Good luck & hope this helps.😎👍👍👍

[@5150mxVW]

thank you Mike , I appreciate it

[@MrRon6977]

Sweet!!

[@DubWerks]

That car is so cool. I'll get you a grill emblem, don't worry.

[@5150mxVW]

take your test in it lol

[@DubWerks]

Maybe a VW, probably not an old one though haha. @@5150mxVW

[@bbrut3332]

Classic Motor Carriage. CMC, made a version of the MGTD in 2 version versions. 1 was VW Powered like yours. The other version had a full steel tube frame that accepted Ford Pinto/Mustang 2 running gear. You had your choice of 4, V6 or for the crazys a V8 small block Ford 260, 289 or 302 cu.in.engine. you may check on EBay for the MGTD radiator emblem. Please get the forward wiring straightened out ASAP. That area if a fire waiting to happen. It is also the reason your driving(large center lite) and your dog lites(2 smaller lites) don't work. Wiring should be neat and held off the luggage area floor. Love the yellow. Any good upholstery shop can fix your seat RIP. Good luck on getting pristine.

[@5150mxVW]

Hi Brut , I'm looking for an " MP " badge for the front as this car is an MP Lafer , not a MGTD . This was part of 5 car deal last summer , so I basically changed the oil , drove it once and parked it . Agreed on the wiring disaster !👍

[@ericatchley3482]

I used to build these in the early 80s just outside of KCMO. Great little car I put 2.5 chevy by in a couple of them, always wondered what happened to them. Built a bunch with standard 160 vw engines

[@caduceus33]

Looking at the outside, I would never have guessed that there would be spaghetti under the hood!

[@5150mxVW]

haha , I almost wrote " spaghetti dinner anyone " on that shot ....that is all the stereo stuff he " installed " :)

[@heathersmith8491]

That's a sexy looking ride!💜 I'm not a fan of yellow but looks good on that car. Good morning btw ☺️

[@5150mxVW]

Thank you Heather , I'll buff it in the spring but I've seen other colors online that really pop .

[@heathersmith8491]

@@5150mxVW yeah there is a lot of pretty cool colors out now.

[@5150mxVW]

good evening ....I just meant the typical colors I've seen the MP's in

[@heathersmith8491]

@@5150mxVW yeah I saw a few that had pretty cool unique colored paint. Probably not original color, the collector had obviously modified it

[@retrogarageofolega2627]

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[@davemcguigan218]

Jason I don't know anything about these but looks like a fun car with Beetle reliability. It also reminds me of an Italian car Called the Siata Spring! I would love to see you get one of those Brazilian VW's Called the Puma. They look like a cool sports car. Probably extremely rare though!

[@5150mxVW]

Hi Dave , yeah , I remember seeing the Puma's in the mags , not sure what they are bringing . I don't think I've seen one for sale , but I haven't been searching the " kit car " scene .

[@ahoneyman]

My guess is this car was brought in from a non title state in 2005. The VIN on the pan came back clean and there's no MSO for the body. The local police signed off on it and gave it the current year registration for the title.

[@thomaswright6250]

I believe in JC Whitney catalog you could get parts for them

[@vitorcamilo6796]

The difference in years between the chassis and the body is because it was forbidden to import the entire car to the United States, so the MP Lafer was imported in kit form and completed with local parts. this also explains the difference between the tail lights and the front direction lights.

[@comodorootaviano4684]

Esse carro é muito raro e caro no Brasil. Aqui teve muitos carros assim com a mecânica da Volkswagen são conhecidos como "fora de série" que devido ao regime militar a importação era proibida nisso surgiram esses carros. Muito bom ver um tupiniquim em terras norte americana.

[@leftright6054]

Basically it's a Beetle in disguise looking like a MGTD so the mechanical parts would be easy to get. I see one of them on sale where I live and I'm interested.

[@5150mxVW]

fun car to drive👍

[@isaacsrandomvideos667]

Oh wow. Cool

[@5150mxVW]

thank you Isaac

[@richardwarnock2789]

Nice looking Car sounds German looks British huh!!!; ) Definitely a head turning classic!!!

[@5150mxVW]

Thank you Richard

[@andrewrose2627]

Autosol would shine that chrome so good it would blind you,I use to do my chrome wheels and after they were done I couldn't look at them haha rub a small pea size in circles and let sit for a few seconds till it turns white then rub off, would work amazing on this car with all that chrome

[@johna1160]

First thing I'd do is change out the VW front indicator and tail lights. They just don't look right IMO.

[@5150mxVW]

I agree 100 % John

[@junkman6456]

jep. Parts for MG are not so expensive. Fitted with them will make it superb. I mean, for originality "purposes" - the average doesnt know the MG had a front motor and the MP not. Like Freddy Mercury once sung; show must go on. grins I suggest to change the steering wheel to a wooden Grant - if you like to spend additional money into. But its already a nice toy you have.

[@rogerfleury9759]

Maybe you could contact a member of a VW club in Brazil to buy parts for you and ship the parts to you here in USA? Just a suggestion.

[@5150mxVW]

good idea Roger , thank you

[@rogerfleury9759]

Your so very welcome! Just trying to help .

[@greggstrastrain8642]

When kit cars are finally built, they have to be inspected by the proper agency in your state. Whatever year that it is done, becomes the year for the car when a new title is issued. My donor car was a 69 beetle completed and inspected in PA in 1979. Hence, my car, which looks like a 1952 MG TD is titled as a 79 MG TD and not the VW which it really is. Regarding kit cars, I don’t think you’ll find 2 alike, because everyone has a different builder, except for the few factory assembled models. Hard to find original body panels, but MGMagic is a good sources for accessories- even tops and upholstery. Everything mechanical is VW which is super available. Expensive of course, but you’re not in this to make a ton of money - right?

[@ivorwm2291]

I covet this car. I love the yellow. There must be a place to get parts. It is just too cool not to have a following of people that want to keep them going. The wiring harness looks a little shady to me. Is the battery supposed to be that close to the gas tank?

[@mustie1]

what no donuts?

[@5150mxVW]

haha, I will be doing my best to break the throttle cable in the 67 tomorrow 👍

[@johnflynn9463]

View #7 at 9:34 AM on 3/4/19 - NJ

[@mauriciocasotti6248]

Este carro tem uma boa reputação aqui no Brasil. Meu irmão tem uma cor branca, bom de dirigir, uma grade desses apareceu na minha garagem, mas não tem o emblema.

[@vitorcamilo6796]

For an idea of ​​the value of the Real against the Dollar, at today's exchange, 1 Dollar is worth approximately Three Reais and eighty-eight cents (at April 12 th 2019)

[@2000globetrotter]

It IS an MG TD replica. If you look on the internet you will see the original car, which was produced in the 1950's

[@5150mxVW]

Hi David , it was based off the MGTD , but it is not a replica

[@2000globetrotter]

I'm going to Brazil next month if that's any help.

[@rioguy171]

I just left a comment for you at your Instagram post of Hagar.

[@5150mxVW]

nice , i'll check it out , thank you

[@junkman6456]

Cheese, what for a messy "wiring" under the bonnet ..trunk lid. I cant believe ppl put such a botch together and wanted money for it. As far i remember one made mods from this with front engine rwd and a tubular frame. But they had torsion problems so they stopped further advertising. The tubes where to thin. The original MG TD had often chrome wire wheels. If you want a perfect restoration for the veneer i can mail you a source in the U.K. They do factory approved restorations for classi(c) cars from Rolls Royce, Bentley & Aston Martin.

[@karadpal]

All parts are still available in Brazil. I've got one and i'm a specilist. I can help you.

[@GettingNervous]

This year's meeting of the MP Lafer drivers in Germany takes place very close to me. Also Percival Lafer, the builder of the MP Lafer, will be there. Maybe this website will help you: www.mp-lafer-germany.de If you want, I'll help you translate and try to get a contact for you.

[@5150mxVW]

WOW ! thank you !!! great site , much appreciated !

[@kellykonoske91]

Well,. Yeah it is a goofy Brazilian MG TD clone. There were better ones ,but still a fun little cruiser!

[@5150mxVW]

Hi Kelly .." The MP Lafer is NOT a MG TD Replica. Percival Lafer was inspired by the MG TD, but it is still no replica. "

[@elisurportellastrech4591]

In this brazilian MP Lafer owners club maybe you can have the information you need. www.mplafer.net/p/clube-do-mp-lafer.html?m=1

[@5150mxVW]

thank you for the info , I appreciate it

I'm first!

[@5150mxVW]

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[@cristian920]

Here you can find some parts for your MP: www.crmpecas.com.br/catalogsearch/result/?q=Mp+lafer

[@BRED510]

Not sure if you've found this site, but theres info about them here: tdreplica.com/forums/forum/mgtd-kit-cars/mp-lafer/