1968 MG MGB GT

1968 MGB GT- CHROME BUMPER COUPE- HISTORIC VEHICLE-OVERDRIVE-CHROME WIRE WHEELS

BEAUTIFUL UNMOLESTED TIME WARP EXAMPLE IN MINERAL BLUE.

ALL IN ALL, A FANTASTIC LOW MILEAGE MGB GT RETAINING IT'S ORIGINAL BEAUTIFUL PININFARINA STYLING, APPEARANCE AND CONDITION.

THE FIXED-ROOF MGB GT WAS INTRODUCED IN 1965 WITH PRODUCTION CONTINUING UNTIL 1980. A CLASSIC SPORTS CAR WITH A 1. 8 LITRE 4 CYLINDER ENGINE PRODUCING 95HP, 110LB-FT OF TORQUE AND A TOP SPEED OF 105 MPH. THE GT HAS A 4-SPEED "SHORT SHIFT" MANUAL GEAR BOX AND INDEPENDENT FRONT SUSPENSION. MGB GT's ARE A GREEN HOUSE DESIGN BY "PININFARINA" IN THE FORM OF A SPORTY HATCHBACK/ COUPE BY COMBINING THE SLOPING REAR WINDOW AND THE REAR DECK LID PROVIDING THE UTILITY OF A STATION WAGON WHILE RETAINING THE STYLE AND SHAPE OF A SPORTS COUPE. THIS CONFIGURATION PROVIDES FOR A 2 X 2 DESIGN WITH A RIGHT-ANGLE REAR BENCH SEAT AND MORE LUGGAGE SPACE THAN IN THE ROADSTER VERSION. IN 2019, "ROAD AND TRACK" NAMED THE MGB GT AMONG "SIXTEEN OF PININFARINAS MOST BEAUTIFUL DESIGNS, OUTWITH FERRARI". HIGH PRAISE INDEED !

THE EXQUISITELY "PININFARINA" STYLED CHROME BUMPER MGB GT OFFERED HERE WAS FIRST REGISTERED ON 01/ 10/ 1968. DURING 2004 AND AGAIN DURING 2010/ 2011 THE CAR UNDERWENT EXTENSIVE RESTORATIONS AND REMAINS VERY IMPRESSIVE IN ALL RESPECTS TODAY. THE ENGINE HAS ALSO BENEFITED FROM A FULL REBUILD. THE FORGOING IS EVIDENCED IN THE CARS COMPREHENSIVE HISTORY FILE IN THE FORM OF PHOTOGRAPHY AND INVOICES WHICH TOTAL £15, 153. THE GLEAMING MINERAL BLUE PAINT WORK IS VERY GOOD, VERGING ON EXCELLENT. THERE ARE NO DENTS, SCRATCHES, SCUFFS OR BLEMISHES TO BE FOUND AND NO EVIDENCE OF RUST/ ROT. THE CHROME WORK IS ALSO VERY GOOD AND THE CAR REMAINS WIND AND WATERTIGHT. THE EXCELLENT CHROME SPLINED WIRE WHEELS SIT ON MATCHING TYRES WITH PLENTY TREAD. SINCE THE 2004 RESTORATION, THE CAR HAS COVERED A MERE 7K OR SO MILES. THE GT IS PART OF A COLLECTION OF CLASSICS KEPT AND MAINTAINED IN A HEATED & FULLY ENCLOSED WATER TIGHT ENVIRONMENT.
AS STATED THIS STUNNING GT SPORTS COUPE IS IN SUPER ALL ROUND ORIGINAL CONDITION. THE LITTLE COUPE DRIVES AND STOPS GREAT, AND IS SO MUCH FUN TO DRIVE, TURNING HEADS WHEREVER IT TRAVELS AND NO WONDER WITH THE CAR HAVING RETAINED IT'S ORIGINAL BEAUTIFUL APPEARANCE & CONDITION. IN ESSENCE THIS IS A TRULY STUNNING EXAMPLE OF THE RENOWNED MGB GT IN IT'S ORIGINALLY STYLED FORM.

THE INTERIOR IS ALSO IN VERY GOOD ORDER, ORIGINAL, CLEAN AND UNCLUTTERED. THERE ARE NO TEARS, UNSIGHTLY SCUFFS OR MARKS, SIGNS OF WEAR OR DISCOLORATION. ALL IS IN TACT, FUNCTIONING AS INTENDED, COMFORTABLE AND PLEASANT TO THE EYE.

THE CHASSIS AND UNDERCARRIAGE IS CLEAN AND SOLID IN ALL AREAS, AS ARE THE FLOOR PANS ETC. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF ROT/ RUST ANYWHERE.

THE BOOT - AGAIN VERY CLEAN, SOLID AND UN-CLUTTERED.

ENGINE BAY - AS PER THE BOOT.

ENGINE - THE ENGINE IS RELIABLE, AGILE AND RESPONSIVE, STARTS FIRST TIME OF ASKING EVERY TIME. IT SOUNDS GREAT THROUGH THE GEARBOX WITH OVERDRIVE AND FULL STAINLESS STEEL EXHAUST SYSTEM.

TRANSMISSION - THE "SHORT SHIFT" 4 SPEED MANUAL GEAR BOX WITH OVERDRIVE IS LIKE THE ENGINE, AGILE, RESPONSIVE AND SMOOTH TO THE CHANGE.

BRAKES - SPOT ON !

FULL SERVICE AND OIL CHANGE UNDERTAKEN LATE NOVEMBER 2024.

ALL IN ALL, THIS IS A FANTASTIC SPORTS GT COUPE WHICH IS MUCH ADMIRED AND SO MUCH FUN TO DRIVE. ALWAYS BRINGS AN INSTANT AND ENDURING SMILE OF PRIDE AND SATISFACTION. IT ALSO REPRESENTS A PIECE OF "PININFARINA" & BRITISH MOTORING HISTORY.

THE B GT WHILE A 57 YEAR OLD HISTORIC CLASSIC VEHICLE AND THEREFORE MOT, ULEZ, CONGESTION AND TAX EXEMPT, NONETHELESS, HAS A CURRENT ADVISORY FREE MOT TO 25/ 06/ 2025.

AS STATED THIS LITTLE GEM WAS REGISTERED IN THE UK ON THE FIRST DAY OF OCTOBER 1968 AND HAS HAD MERELY 5 KEEPERS IN ITS 57 YEAR HISTORY. THE CAR IS PART OF A PRIVATE COLLECTION AND ONLY USED SPARINGLY IN DRY/ WARM WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE GT AS IT PRESENTS TODAY, IS A CREDIT TO IT'S KEEPERS AND THE MARQUE. IT IS ALSO A CLEAR INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY ALIGNED TO IN-EXPENSIVE CLASSIC CAR OWNERSHIP, ENJOYMENT WITH NATURAL PRIDE OF OWNERSHIP AND AS STATED A PIECE OF "PININFARINA" SCULPTURED MOTORING ART AND HISTORY.

CURRENT TOTAL MILEAGE IS 55, 826 MILES EQUATES TO MERELY 979 MILES FOR EACH OF THE CAR'S YEARS.

THE GT'S HISTORY FILE COMPRISES OF OVER 3OO INVOICES EXCEEDING £26K IN VALUE, 43 MOT CERTIFICATES, PHOTOGRAPHS OF RESTORATION, PAST AND CURRENT LOG BOOKS AND COMES WITH TWO SET'S OF KEYS.

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