Car of the Month

October 2015

Owners name: Louis Taurel

Owners location: Poitiers, France

Model: Midget GAN6 1500cc 74 - 79

Engine size/type: 1500cc

Year of manufacture: 1977

Colour: Black

How long owned: 2 Years

History of Car and any work or modifications carried out:

I will try to speak about me with my best English ! 

So I'm 21 Years old and I'm a law student, I study in Nantes but most of the time I live near Poitiers, France.

I'm passionate about Classics Cars ever since I was young boy. My other classic is a 1955 Simca Versailles with a Flat Head Ford V8, when I had this car the engine was removed and the car hadn't run for 25 years! So with the help of Friends I fixed the car and now it works! 

My father has several vintage cars, a 1961 Maserati 3500GTI, a 1934 MG NA Magnette special, a 1936 Georges Irat and a superb 1989 Range Rover classic 2 doors V8... 

I bought the Midget from an English man who lives in Charente who is a Midget enthusiast.  

When I bougth the car the paint was new but sad looking, a Friend of mine repainted it (birthday gift!) and then I removed the Rubber Bumpers and did the necessary bodywork to make it beautiful! 

Last summer the car blew a gasket and I replaced it myself. The engine is in original configuration. 

I had attended a lot of Classic Car meetings with the Midget, like the Circuit des Remparts at Angoulême where there is a lot of British Enthusiasts and the Le Mans Classic. In June I will go to the Sport et Collection (500 Ferrari’s in aid of cancer charity) in the Vigeant track where there will be a  lot of Classics and some Midgets. It will be the first time for me with the Midget on track. I would like to fit my car with an Anti-Roll Bar and I have just bought an Oil Cooler but I'm looking for a Thermostatic Sandwich plate if you know where I can find it? My kit is a Mocal one. 

I add some pictures of the Midget with some friends and chasing the marvelous Jaguar Lowdrag E-Type of a friend. 

I would be happy to see the midget into the car of the month section! 

Nickname of Car: None