[{"id": 4552103, "authorName": "brianshurst", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/brianshurst/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Okay so I\u2019m a little bit in love with this. Will be watching with interest !", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1590110663, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4552125, "authorName": "Harpoon", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/harpoon/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "What\u2019s the story of the Cobra and Mongoose? Who\u2019s the winner.....", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1590111020, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4552235, "authorName": "cscmanagement", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/cscmanagement/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "AMAZING!... I owned 3...(1 AH Sprite/2 midgets) and can tell you ZERO working room on the 4 banger, can only Imagine on this BUT looks to be a fabulous build...GLWA", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1590112914, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4552328, "authorName": "WNP", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/wnp/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I\u2019d like to see a video of it being driven! I don\u2019t think I\u2019ve ever seen a V8 shoehorned into a Midget before.", "likes": 5, "timestamp": 1590114928, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4552396, "authorName": "tintinmilou", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/tintinmilou/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Just like British Leyland built them! ;-)", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1590116416, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4552449, "authorName": "Bricklin2117", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/bricklin2117/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Had many a Midget but nothing like this. The closest I can come would be a 68 MGB with a 3.8 Jaguar engine and trans with od. I'm sure by the engineering involved here that this drives much better than the B. Neat packaging.\r\nGLWTA", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1590117809, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4552451, "authorName": "MarkS", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/marks/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "\"MG Midget\" and \"hypereutetic pistons\"... two phrases that have never been connected in print before. Wait a minute... the soles of my shoes are melting to the pedals...", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1590117855, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4552461, "authorName": "GiveMeYourCar", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/givemeyourcar/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Bruh..... driving video. Preferably with it being hammered on.", "likes": 16, "timestamp": 1590118164, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4552487, "authorName": "Dan", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dan/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Wonder if the Voodoo engine will swap in easily.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1590119025, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4552644, "authorName": "PDXBryan", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/pdxbryan/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Not having a drive video on an auction of a car like this is at best a major oversight.", "likes": 10, "timestamp": 1590125286, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4552710, "authorName": "Pontiacs4evr", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/pontiacs4evr/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "It's insane. But I can't look away.", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1590132455, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4552744, "authorName": "Gettin_old", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/gettin_old/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Looks like a \"Gas Monkey\" build. I love it!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1590139618, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4552749, "authorName": "carguy101", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/carguy101/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "now THIS my friends is a giant killer! excuse me, mr. goliath, yeah, id like you to meet my friend...his name is david", "likes": 4, "timestamp": 1590140338, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4552958, "authorName": "JohnFS", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/johnfs/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "This thing looks terrifying!\r\n\r\nI support others who are requesting a driving video. Would love to see how it shifts and manages power. Particularly curious about the shifter position. What's the elbow to wrist contortion that has to happen to make shifts possible? BYO carpal tunnel brace.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1590151287, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4552962, "authorName": "eknechel", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/eknechel/", "bidAmount": 2750, "content": "$2,750 bid placed by eknechel", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1590151314, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 4552972, "authorName": "Johndingk2", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/johndingk2/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Just take all money", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1590151538, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4552990, "authorName": "BAT284", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/bat284/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "It looks like it will drive and Handel like a a cobra with suspension mods and shift position", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1590151793, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4553007, "authorName": "HealeyRick", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/healeyrick/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "A lot of thought and work obviously went into this build. Comparing it to a standard Midget is like comparing a stock Model T to a T bucket.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1590152124, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4553006, "authorName": "McDesign", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mcdesign/", "bidAmount": 2890, "content": "$2,890 bid placed by McDesign", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1590152124, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 4553014, "authorName": "Lord_Balfour_IV", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/lord_balfour_iv/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "This is nuts! \n\nAny Hot-Rodder In his right mind (meaning certifiably insane) would love this monstrosity.\n\nSo very cool. Wear a helmet .... and fire suit ....", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1590152219, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4553064, "authorName": "4wheelsnflys", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/4wheelsnflys/", "bidAmount": 4000, "content": "$4,000 bid placed by 4wheelsnflys", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1590153035, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 4553109, "authorName": "JosephR", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/josephr/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Wow\r\nBad ass.", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1590153663, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4553294, "authorName": "knuck39", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/knuck39/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "very cool...", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1590156644, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4553351, "authorName": "WNP", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/wnp/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "11.6 volts? Battery low? Charging system problem?", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1590157434, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4553409, "authorName": "notabbiente", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/notabbiente/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "as a kid i subscribed to Hot Rod magazine and was blown away at bow tie V8s stuffed into Bug Eyes and motorcycles", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1590158062, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4553412, "authorName": "Zippin1", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/zippin1/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Amazing car , Roto style wheels would be a nice replacement!", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1590158090, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4553456, "authorName": "dwnissen855", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dwnissen855/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "This could be more fun than a cobra!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1590158688, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4553477, "authorName": "cocomats", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/cocomats/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Very tidy engine bay. Nice work.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1590158944, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4553470, "authorName": "Moonglow", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/moonglow/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Would love to hear this thing run, and see it drive.\n\nIt is quite plainly insane. Very cool.\n\nIMO, the wheels are perfect. Wouldn't change a thing.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1590158948, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4553499, "authorName": "Olbugger", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/olbugger/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Death wish? Has to be like being on a skateboard with a rocket strapped to your ass. I\u2019ll bet it\u2019s a hoot! GLWTS.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1590159294, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4553592, "authorName": "mgregg", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mgregg/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "This is just way cool. Wouldn\u2019t change a thing. GLWS!!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1590160450, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4553608, "authorName": "hotrodjason (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/hotrodjason/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Running video to be posted shortly. This car is a no expense spared build. It is truly a work of art. Builder was a true artist. Wiring on this car is a masterpiece. Interior surfaces are all high grade leather. Engine was built for even power curve. Easily driven. Suspension of coil overs handle like a track car. Steering is effortless. It is a one of a kind car. Good luck!", "likes": 5, "timestamp": 1590160697, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4553713, "authorName": "3Pedalonly", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/3pedalonly/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "MG Giant", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1590162109, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4553744, "authorName": "Mike_Breinin", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mike_breinin/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Just so you know, you can purchase an aluminum 8.2 deck Windsor block. Aluminum block and heads would shave a solid 150 pounds off of the nose of this. Not that it needs less weight, but what the hell....want and need are mutually exclusive.", "likes": 5, "timestamp": 1590162557, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4553745, "authorName": "hlweeks1", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/hlweeks1/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Doesn't appear to be a 1972.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1590162575, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4553775, "authorName": "RemingtonSR71", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/remingtonsr71/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Wow! This makes a Cobra look tame!", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1590163018, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4553822, "authorName": "Vetteman", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/vetteman/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Think this will beat the hell out of my Vette in a straight line.....", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1590163546, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4553908, "authorName": "Bobo_Dupree", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/bobo_dupree/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "\"Oh, sweet death, I am waiting for your breath, one last caress\"", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1590164626, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4554376, "authorName": "bringatrailer", "authorUrl": "", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "A video showing the engine running has been added to the listing.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1590169899, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4554489, "authorName": "JohnnyG123", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/johnnyg123/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Perfect stablemate for the Boss Hoss.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1590170596, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4555499, "authorName": "Vetteman", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/vetteman/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "It appears the only thing MG Midget is the body.....looks like custom everything. Wonder what other body would fit on this chassis? Just the thought of this great build makes me want it. Even no smog required in California. Sure the reserve is above my pay grade.....", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1590175919, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4555550, "authorName": "LiquidLou", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/liquidlou/", "bidAmount": 4500, "content": "$4,500 bid placed by LiquidLou", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1590176178, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 4556005, "authorName": "drisch11", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/drisch11/", "bidAmount": 5000, "content": "$5,000 bid placed by drisch11", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1590178512, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 4556066, "authorName": "Pinarello", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/pinarello/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "When I first clicked on this listing I thought it was going to be some cobbled-together backyard build. I could not have been more wrong. The fabrication looks first-rate. Not a fan of the aesthetics, but it wasn't my money or time.", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1590178857, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4556387, "authorName": "Glowdog", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/glowdog/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I drove a 72 Midget in high school and often dreamed of doing a 289 swap but mine would have been nothing like this, not even close. If I were in the market to have my life insurance policy cashed in the want would be strong with this one.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1590180632, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4557156, "authorName": "Aridgerunner", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/aridgerunner/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Oh come on now! Stop teasing us with a video of the engine running. That's not nice. \r\n\r\nWind it up, dump the clutch and grab some gears! This is about the wildest thing on BAT right now. Gotta see some smokin tires.", "likes": 10, "timestamp": 1590189704, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4557183, "authorName": "Bohemianracer", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/bohemianracer/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I\u2019m sure Caroll Shelby would have approved this super cool car.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1590190006, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4557471, "authorName": "GuyCo", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/guyco/", "bidAmount": 6000, "content": "$6,000 bid placed by GuyCo", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1590195398, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 4557484, "authorName": "GuyCo", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/guyco/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Doubt I could finagle my 6'4\" frame, 60's vintage self into this midget but it sure would be fun!", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1590195640, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4557578, "authorName": "Doug_Milota", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/doug_milota/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I'm a little confused - this was featured on barnfinds.com,\r\nfor $25,000,but the location was Lenoir,NC.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1590197615, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4558587, "authorName": "JosephR", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/josephr/", "bidAmount": 7000, "content": "$7,000 bid placed by JosephR", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1590243317, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 4559586, "authorName": "Jonnelson", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/jonnelson/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@hlweeks1 I also do not think this is a 72 Midget. 71-73 had round rear wheel arches.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1590265726, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4560271, "authorName": "hotrodjason (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/hotrodjason/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@jonnelson it is absolutely a 1972 MG Midget. Titled as a 72 and vin is representative as a 72. Thanks", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1590288798, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4560397, "authorName": "dwnissen855", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dwnissen855/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Would sure like to see a B/GT done like this. I agree with GuyCo. Wish I would fit.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1590296417, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4560675, "authorName": "alcoa7v8", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/alcoa7v8/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "when was this build completed? Does it have any tendencies to overheat in a warm climate? Why is the voltage guage showing 11.6 volts?", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1590327739, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4560687, "authorName": "alcoa7v8", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/alcoa7v8/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Can the transmission be removed without pulling the engine? These hydraulic slave cylinders in the bell housing are the achillies heel for these type of builds.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1590328125, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4560697, "authorName": "alcoa7v8", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/alcoa7v8/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Does the rear have LSD or posi?", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1590328409, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4560784, "authorName": "hotrodjason (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/hotrodjason/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@alcoa7v8 build is a year old and car runs cool will electric thermostatic fan if needed. Hood louvers helps engine breath. You can pull trans on its own.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1590330811, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4560952, "authorName": "KM_AXer", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/km_axer/", "bidAmount": 9000, "content": "$9,000 bid placed by KM_AXer", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1590335916, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 4561415, "authorName": "phw", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/phw/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "My brother and I lived in North Carolina in 1967 and we bought a new MG midget. I distinctly remember us waiting 4 or 5 days to make the purchase of the 1967 because by doing so we ended up with a 1968 year model not a 1967. Build date had no bearing just purchase date.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1590349101, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4561797, "authorName": "JosephR", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/josephr/", "bidAmount": 11000, "content": "$11,000 bid placed by JosephR", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1590363560, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 4561998, "authorName": "Losapich", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/losapich/", "bidAmount": 12000, "content": "$12,000 bid placed by Losapich", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1590370121, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 4562374, "authorName": "Aridgerunner", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/aridgerunner/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Round wheel arches started in October of 71. So a car sold in September would be a 72 by model year. MG never seemed to really care when they made changes. They just did what worked for them.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1590409506, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4562462, "authorName": "JosephR", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/josephr/", "bidAmount": 13000, "content": "$13,000 bid placed by JosephR", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1590411804, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 4568555, "authorName": "Marko217", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/marko217/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Unbelievable build engineering on this English Hot Rod.\r\n\r\nDoes it come with a blank \"Darwin Awards\" application form ?\r\n\r\nPretty sure my insurance broker would cancel my auto, home, and life policies, if I tried to insure it", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1590518537, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4572373, "authorName": "preachhames", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/preachhames/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I have personally known the builder/fabricator/artist for the past 30 years - his attention to detail is premier to say the least. Many of his builds are multiple award winning autos/trucks with some being featured in trade magazines. \r\n\r\nBid with confidence knowing you'll be the envy at any automotive gathering!", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1590549023, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4572489, "authorName": "fillimandds", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/fillimandds/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Beautiful work. Looks like the shifter is in a unique position. Does this make it awkward to drive?", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1590552528, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4572724, "authorName": "4CAlfa", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/4calfa/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Not a fan of the hood. Maybe something less angular. This is a cool car though.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1590576703, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4573204, "authorName": "rickaz", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/rickaz/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "\"And, so, boys and girls, this is how a mid life crisis becomes an end of life crisis.\" The bell rings. \"Class dismissed!!\" Crazy ass build extraordinarily executed! Kudos! GLWTA!!!!", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1590589183, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4575434, "authorName": "HillbillyHeathen", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/hillbillyheathen/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "All hat and no cattle here, but I need to ask, any way of getting back to a more stock hood, Gurney bubble maybe.? Great execution overall, but that hood scoop...\r\nCould the gallery get a quick photo of a sideview shooting across from one fender to the other horizontally.?\r\n\r\nGLWTA", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1590607589, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4578645, "authorName": "Kwahl", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/kwahl/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Mongoose.. you bet its a Cobra killer.. I saw an Austin Healy sprite with a Rover V8 and it was wicked fast. Buckle up and hold on!", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1590627633, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4578653, "authorName": "Sean_VC", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/sean_vc/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Does this have the same legroom as a standard midget? How big a person fits? Are either the seat or pedals adjustable?", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1590627843, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4578656, "authorName": "Kwahl", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/kwahl/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Why is the shifter reversed like that?", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1590627892, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4579061, "authorName": "hudd07", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/hudd07/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I bet this thing is an Autocross BEAST \r\n\r\n@kwahl imagine it in any other position and shifting. Can\u2019t shift if it\u2019s at your elbow.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1590635868, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4579121, "authorName": "hotrodjason (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/hotrodjason/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@kwahi shifter is set up like that so you don't have to reach back to shift. It is a short throw and set up perfectly.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1590636998, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4579126, "authorName": "hotrodjason (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/hotrodjason/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@hudd07 car is perfectly set up for autocross. The suspension is set up perfectly. Car handles like its on rails. Coil overs make it nimble.", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1590637111, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4579481, "authorName": "billtrunk", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/billtrunk/", "bidAmount": 18500, "content": "$18,500 bid placed by billtrunk", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1590665835, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 4579621, "authorName": "watsonkli", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/watsonkli/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Not my cup of tea but what a fantastic build. It sends this midget to the other side of the old saying that it is more fun to drive a slow car fast than a fast car slow.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1590669866, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4579725, "authorName": "JosephR", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/josephr/", "bidAmount": 19500, "content": "$19,500 bid placed by JosephR", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1590671502, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 4580117, "authorName": "StudioSeven", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/studioseven/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Cool build, bet it is fun to drive !", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1590677396, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4580390, "authorName": "Lorenzoo", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/lorenzoo/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "amazing they got the lump behind the front axle!", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1590681056, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4580652, "authorName": "auggiemize", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/auggiemize/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Is this the car that Monty in NC built? If so its a very precise and spotless build...", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1590684364, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4581172, "authorName": "Garm", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/garm/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "so much want. What a nice clean semi-sleeper build. Love it.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1590689768, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4581773, "authorName": "hudd07", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/hudd07/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Hope someone on the West Coast buys so I can be the NEXT person to buy. Lol", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1590693268, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4583167, "authorName": "LiquidLou", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/liquidlou/", "bidAmount": 19750, "content": "$19,750 bid placed by LiquidLou", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1590699722, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 4583170, "authorName": "sjs", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/sjs/", "bidAmount": 21000, "content": "$21,000 bid placed by sjs", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1590699753, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 4583334, "authorName": "eatpasta", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/eatpasta/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "A 289 in a Midget?? What?!", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1590700659, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4583391, "authorName": "604fan", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/604fan/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Exactly. Much respect to whoever took on this transplant.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1590700949, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4583472, "authorName": "Anonymous", "authorUrl": "", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Reserve not met on 5/28/20 at $21,000", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1590701402, "type": "bat-bid-reserve"}, {"id": 4583961, "authorName": "Mustang15", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mustang15/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "That bid seemed way more than enough to me.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1590704988, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4583966, "authorName": "NameTaken2", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/nametaken2/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Garm: \"What a nice clean semi-sleeper build\". \r\nLOL!\r\nBulging louvered hood, additional side louvers, chrome replaced with matte black, air dam and a roll bar-\r\nInteresting interpretation of term SEMI-Sleeper! :)\r\n\r\nOne look told me this little guy means business!", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1590705077, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4583993, "authorName": "JGug1", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/jgug1/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Someone expecting higher bid than $21,000 is dreaming, in my opinion. No one appreciates more than I do the cost of restoring and modifying.\r\nYou MIGHT get return of .25 c on your dollar invested.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1590705768, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4584036, "authorName": "Sean_VC", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/sean_vc/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I just wish I were close enough to have visited to make sure I fit in the car. It looks like a great little car. I'm curious what the reserve was for that matter.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1590706455, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4584095, "authorName": "KM_AXer", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/km_axer/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@JGug1 I'd be curious about your take on the bidding/no sale for the modified P-914 that cruised through here a few weeks ago. https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1971-porsche-914-6-9/\r\nThe two cars have perhaps somewhat different audiences, and we know how much it takes to redo a Porsche engine vs. a small block Ford. But what explains the 5X difference in bidding? They are both hotrod vehicles, and fast ones.\r\nI just committed 1.5 times the top bid here for some home-improvement work, today. If I were a single man, I'd have probably been the top bidder on the MG instead. More \"bang for the buck\" than the 914, impractical as hell. Like a \"siren, sweetly singing\".", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1590707522, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4584139, "authorName": "hotrodjason (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/hotrodjason/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@sjs if you would like to discuss the car further let me know.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1590708276, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4584243, "authorName": "sjs", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/sjs/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "yes, we can discuss it further.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1590710043, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4584270, "authorName": "Garm", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/garm/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@nametaken2 - A stock Datsun Roadster has an air dam and a roll bar. Black paint and louvers don't reveal much. I stand by my comment, which included compliments to the builder. Modified MG, yes? V8 beast, harder to tell.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1590710703, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4584605, "authorName": "JGug1", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/jgug1/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Re the 914Porsche, I am floored at how high the bidding went and through the floor that it didn\u2019t met reserve. I think the Porsche is a more useful car than the Midget, but not THAT much more useful.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1590716409, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4591646, "authorName": "amigaboy", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/amigaboy/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "how did they get the engine in this thing? I'm sure it's likely bigger than the one in my TR8, and years ago my roommate had a (stock) Midget in college - they are tiny (well, not Fiat 500 tiny but not much bigger) - I drove past one in my old K-Ghia once on the road and the Midget was small compared to THAT car, too!", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1590856772, "type": "comment"}]