The only disagreement that I have had with people discussing the MGA styling over the years concerns the attractiveness (or lack thereof) of the grille.  I must admit that the standard grille is not attractive to me and that (like many of my friends), I have cut myself accidentilly on those grille slats several times over the last 20+ years while washing /polishing or working closeby the grille.  As they are very sharp, the cuts needed several stitches on one occasion when my forefinger became stuck between two slats.  After recently viewing a mate's A that had stainless steel wire in place of the slats, I was instantly hooked. He promised slightly improved cooling at highway speeds as a result of the improved airflow, but I was more interested in how much better it looked from the front,  It looked more of a brute than the standard A.

I had an old grille to model variants on, so proceeded to disassemble and try out a few options (eg: "star"-shaped woven mesh vs "box"-shaped mesh etc). 

See the slats removed from Kermit below, noting the two horizontal mounting brackets.  I removed these brackets from an old grille and used them on Kermit's grille base to hold the stainless 1/2 inch woven wire grille.  This way, I can store Kermit's old set of teeth and the operation is able to be reversed in the future if necessary.   I hand-formed the mesh into the shape of the grille base, bolted it on and behold Kermit with new dentures (below)!  I think it looks "sportier" and overall more attractive than the standard slats.

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