Description
This car was built on the 3rd of October 1980 and delivered to the other side of Oxford from the Abingdon works to a dealer in Kidlington on 14th October. It was sold to a Mr Pearce, and registered KJH 240W on March 25th 1981.
Mr Pearce kept the car until his death around eight years ago, after which it was left to his sister who also passed away soon after. It was registered in her husband’s name but never driven
GVADJ1AG521471
57000
1798
Manual
Black exterior
Black interior
Right-hand drive
5 Speed + Overdrive
The best feature of the car’s history folder is the sheaf of old MoTs, outlining a regular but modest mileage that settled down to just a few thousand a year by the early 1990s – 21, 000 that year; 28, 000 by 1993, 31, 000 by 1995, 36, 000 by 1998 and so on, with the bulk of the 56, 000 it‘s now showing having been completed by 2008, when it was showing 53, 000.
Away from the MoTs, there are sundry small bills from recent years for items like a new hood in 2017, a new oil cooler pipe a couple of years back, wishbone bushes and bolts last year, a new rear exhaust and a spot of wiring in May, and so forth. New Wheels and tires, New Chrome bumper conversion and new Slave clutch. The original service book is there, with stamps from a dealer in Wantage lasting from new to 1990. There’s also a V5C in the vendor’s name. This shows two former keepers – the original owner and the brief ownership in his sister’s family, when it wasn’t used.
Also present are a few useful and interesting MG books and manuals. This is one of the last Mg's off the assembly line and drives like a dream. It’s been used lightly but regularly. It is very smart and could easily be improved if you wanted to start winning prizes. I wanted to bring this car out to Mallorca with me, but alas, the rules and regulations on doing so will not permit.
