Highlights
- Desirable Mk II (GHN4) model with aluminium bonnet and early round rear lamp lenses
- Full body restoration and repaint
- All-synchromesh overdrive gearbox
- New leather seat upholstery
- Upgraded suspension
The Appeal
If you’re in the market for a restored MGB then you’ve come to the right place. This particular car ticks all the right boxes: chrome bumpers, wire wheels, British Racing Green paint, an overdrive gearbox and much more. It also benefits from restored bodywork, reupholstered seats, upgraded suspension and a brake servo fitted.
This long list of restoration work and subtle upgrades serves to make this an extremely desirable and drivable example of an MGB. And all of this comes on top of the B’s already excellent reputation as a popular classic British sportscar. The MGB roadster is also very economical on fuel and well tuned returning 35 mpg on a long run.
An extensive history file accompanies the car, with detailed invoices for parts and servicing. And there is a photographic record of the car’s restoration and upgrades to the braking system and suspension.
The History and Paperwork
- First registered 11th November 1968
- Road Tax and MOT exempt
- Its most recent MOT expired in June 2022, with no advisories
- Previously registered in Northern Ireland, prior to arriving in England 2019
- Four former keepers
- Large collection of invoices for servicing, parts, and upgrades
- MOT history on file back to 2011
- Driver's handbook and Haynes workshop manual
- Two sets of keys
- Reluctant sale due to the vendor acquiring an MGA
- Part of a small collection of classic cars and only for sale due to the recent purchase of an MGA.
The Interior
- Seats retrimmed in black leather with white piping as per original pattern
- The upholstery shows little sign of use
- New seat foams
- Seatbelts fitted
- Recent black carpets and rubber overmats which feature the MG logo
- Veneered dashboard and centre console
- Switchgear in good condition and reassuringly tactile
- Pioneer stereo fitted in dashboard
- Wooden-rimmed steering wheel
- Boot fully carpeted, with a spare wheel under a cover and bagged tool kit
The Exterior
- This MGB retains the aluminium bonnet and round rear lamp lenses for this model
- The vendor tells us that it has been subject to a full body restoration, with many new panels
- Repainted in its original British racing green code GN29 circa 2017/18
- Interior panels and underside painted in body colour. the latter being Waxoyled
- The chrome trim looks very good, with no obvious pitting or damage we could see
- The 14 inch wire wheels have been refurbished and fitted with new chrome spinners
- The soft top sits on a new frame and body catches
- With the hood folded it can be stowed in a half tonneau cover, in black with white piping matching the interior
- The floors, sills and chassis look nice and solid with no visible corrosion or damage noted
- A new windscreen has reportedly been fitted at some point
The Mechanics
- 1,798cc four-cylinder engine
- All synchromesh gearbox, with overdrive on 3rd and 4th gears
- Very clean engine bay with correct red painted engine
- The vendor informs us that the engine is responsive, and maintains 60-65 psi oil pressure when hot
- The braking system is said to have been refurbished, with new discs, callipers, wheel cylinders, hand brake cable and upgraded with a servo
- Suspension refurbished front and rear with new road springs and telescopic dampers
- The differential has also reportedly been refurbished
- Many other new parts fitted including radiator, starter motor and exhaust
- The car is said to drive very well, with the overdrive functioning as it should and no known mechanical issues to report.
- There is a photographic record of much of the mechanical restoration work carried out
Summary
In all, this appears to be a very thoroughly restored example of the unwaveringly popular MGB. It looks smart, with its chrome bumpers, wire wheels and British Racing Green paintwork all gleaming as it flies along.
Part of a small collection of classic cars and only for sale due to the recent purchase of an MGA
Notice to bidders
Part of a small collection of classic cars and only for sale due to the recent purchase of an MGA
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