Back when it debuted, who would have guessed that the MGB would go on to become the UK’s most popular sports car and today is the most prevalent classic car in the world, with over 20,000 known survivors in the UK alone, multiple owners’ clubs and an entire industry built up around its ongoing survival.
This one is a truly lovely example – subject to a no-expense-spared restoration in 2010, it was treated to a complete retrim in smart biscuit-coloured leather, along with a comprehensive strip-down and bare metal respray.
It has been with the vendor for a decade and during his ownership the car has had a substantial mechanical overhaul with many new parts (detailed below), but the car hasn’t been used since 2015 for health reasons.
THE HISTORY AND PAPERWORK
UK V5C
MOT, tax and ULEZ exempt
Folder of invoices pertaining to a full body and interior restoration in 2010
Many parts invoices from MG specialists
Old MOTs dating back to 2002
Photo CD showing the car’s restoration by Fisher Services, and MG specialist in London
Hard copy photos of the car pre and post-restoration, as well as during
BMIHT Heritage Certificate showing that the car is a genuine RHD, home market model built in 1971 being dispatched to prestigious MG agent University Motors of London on 18th February, 1971
THE INTERIOR
MGOC-supplied uprated seats trimmed in sumptuous biscuit-coloured leather
Walnut dash and centre console
Genuine MG rubber floor mats
Good door cards and carpets
Wooden Mota-Lita steering wheel
Original speaker grille and rotary heater knobs
Radio-cassette player
All dials and switches work as intended
THE EXTERIOR
Gorgeous Midnight Blue
Bare metal respray
Superb paint finish
No signs of any rust anywhere
Appears excellent underneath
Very good hood with no notable damage
Half and full-length tonneau covers, the latter new and unused
Minilite-style (Minotaur) alloys with good Yokohama tyres
Excellent chrome and trim
Comprehensively rustproofed underneath
THE MECHANICS
1,798cc B-Series engine
Since being purchased by the current owner the engine has been completely rebuilt, including a re-bore, new pistons, crank shaft re-ground, new main a bearings and big end shells, cam shaft reprofiled
Cylinder head converted to run on unleaded petrol with hardened valve seats
Four-speed manual gearbox
Switchable overdrive
Starts and runs well with no excessive smoke and steady idle
New battery in 2022
SUMMARY
If you’re after a truly beautiful example of a chrome-bumpered MGB Roadster, then this one is well worthy of your consideration. It’s an attractive colour scheme and has been restored to an extremely high standard and carefully looked after ever since.
It’s well above the average MGB Roadster in terms of its condition, with barely a blemish to the exterior and a lovely, subtly modernised cabin.
Although it hasn’t been used on the road since 2015, the owner has still kept on top of the car’s maintenance and it has been carefully stored in a heated and carpeted garage at the same time, meaning it’s ready to go.
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