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Jim Weissenborn has raced MGs for the past forty-seven years. Beginning in a 1952 MGTD and moving on to a 1960 Sebring Twin Cam in early SCCA Races on the east coast --- the past years have included over eighty vintage races on fourteen different tracks throughout the U.S. and Canada.
The 1959 Byers MGA Special was purchased on the east coast in 2002 and is now raced on the west coast vintage circuit. The Byers MGA has raced at most of the vintage events in the east. Winner of Mount Tremblant, Canada. Raced at Elkhart Lake, Watkins Glen, Mosport, Mid-Ohio, VIR, Pocono, New Hampshire (NHIS), Lime Rock, Road Atlanta, Summit Point, and the Pittsburgh Grand Prix. Also raced at Sears Point, Laguna Seca, Willow Springs, Button Willow and Thunderhill in the west.
Jim Byers was known throughout the automotive industry as a skilled craftsman for creating fiberglass roadster bodies that were attractive, sturdy, and lightweight. His first design was the SR-100 roadster body that rested on a wheelbase that measured 99 to 101 inches. It could be modified for other wheelbases as needed. It had ample room for hiding a V8 engine and radiator under the hood. The windscreen was built to accept a Corvette windshield.
The cost of these elegant and functional bodies ranged from around $350 to just under $600 and had a weight of under 100 pounds.
The CR90 was the second body offered by Byers. It was smaller, ranging from 88 to 92 inches, and weighed a mere 75 pounds. Pricing started at around $330 and peaked at $460.
Victress Manufacturing purchased Byer's molds in 1960 and continued to offer these to interested buyers. The molds were later sold to LaDawri and later to Kellison.
The cost of these elegant and functional bodies ranged from around $350 to just under $600 and had a weight of under 100 pounds.
The CR90 was the second body offered by Byers. It was smaller, ranging from 88 to 92 inches, and weighed a mere 75 pounds. Pricing started at around $330 and peaked at $460.
Victress Manufacturing purchased Byer's molds in 1960 and continued to offer these to interested buyers. The molds were later sold to LaDawri and later to Kellison.
1959 Byers MGA Special |
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| Year | 1959 |
| Make | Byers |
| Model | MGA Special |
| Body Style | Racer |
| Engine Location | Front |
| Drive Type | Rear Wheel |
| Body / Chassis | Fiberglass |
| Combined MPG | 0.00 |
| Chassis / Engine Numbers Shown | |
| Chassis Number | GHNL 73459 |
| Engine | |
| Engine Configuration | I |
| Cylinders | 4 |
| Solid valve lifters | |
| Aspiration/Induction | Normal |
| Displacement | 1600.00 cc | 97.6 cu in. | 1.6 L. |
| Valvetrain | OHV |
| Horsepower | 120.00 HP (88.3 KW) @ 6500.00 RPM |
| HP / Liter | 75.0 BHP / Liter |
| Main Bearings | 3 |
| Fuel Type | Gasoline - Petrol |
| Fuel Feed | Carburetor |
| Block | Cast-iron |
| Head | Cast-iron |
| Standard Transmission | |
| Gears | 4 |
| Transmission | Manual |
| MGA Unit - Close ratio | |
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