Highlights
- Very early B roadster in Tartan red with black interior
- Extensively repainted 2017 and excellently maintained
- Less than 500 miles covered since completion
- Work covered interior trim, new hood and fuel system
- Brakes, suspension, radiator and exhaust also attended to
- Extensive history file with invoices and old MOTs
- Comprehensive mechanical overhaul, including 12V conversion
The Appeal
This 1963 MGB roadster is one of the earliest we’ve seen in a while, and a timely reminder of how pretty these cars are with their early detailing. It is a really well-kept example, thanks to be well look after and excellently maintained.
The work includes bodywork and repainting in classic Tartan red. The interior was retrimmed in black with red piping, retaining the early period seat design, and a new hood and frame were also fitted. Elsewhere, the suspension, brakes, fuel system and radiator were overhauled. The list of work is extensive and included below.
With less than 500 miles covered since completion, the buyer gets virtually all the benefits of that investment. This is a really smart and usable early B that would definitely stand out at any MG Owners' Club show.
The vendor says:
“A nice example having lots of money spent on it.”
History and Paperwork
- First registered 18th March 1963
- VIN number GHN36577 places this as a car built early in 1963
- Only seven registered keepers
- Current keeper since September 2024
- Repainted 2017 with further work detailed in photos and below
- Extensive history file containing numerous invoices and old MOT certificates
- V5C in the current keeper’s name
Summary of restoration in photos and detailed below:
- New black Interior seat covers, carpet and door cards
- New Hood and hood frame
- Chrome wheel Spinners
- Chrome side strips, wipers and air vents
- New Badges
- Fuel Pump
- 12 V Conversion plus new battery
- New Fuel tank
- New exhaust
- New distributor
- Rocker Cover.
- All new rubber engine bay hoses
- New oil cooler and braded oil cooler hoses
- Radiator refurbished
- All new brakes, including brake lines and flexi pipes
- Screen wash bottle and Screen wash Jets
- Under bonnet soundproofing
The Condition
- Bodywork was repainted in 2017 with no signs of corrosion, according to the seller
- Panelwork is in good order, with the bonnet requiring some realignment
- Body retains its Pressed Steel body plate as shown
- Wings fitted with chrome bullet mirrors
- Arches, sills and underside shown in photos and present well
- Exterior chromework and badging overhauled during restoration
- Underside appears to have received protective undersealing
- Car sits on painted wire wheels with a matching spare, all in good condition
- Tyres show plenty of remaining tread
- Retrimmed black interior with red piping following early B seat style
- Seats show few indications of use due to low mileage since completion
- New carpets and door cards fitted
- New hood and hood frame with matching tonneau on black with red piping
The Mechanics
- 1.8-litre (1,798cc) B Series engine
- Very tidy and well-detailed engine bay as shown
- Twin SU carburettors with Coopers air intakes
- Four-speed manual transmission
- Engine starts easily and ticks over nicely, we are told
- Converted to 12V electrical system with a new battery
- Extensive mechanical overhaul in 2017, detailed above and in the photographs
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