Highlights
- Pretty car in white with red leather interior
- Older restoration that remains in very good order
- Current keeper since restoration completed
- New hood and retrimmed interior during restoration
- Comprehensive history file including record of restoration
- Uprated with what is said to be a genuine Holbay with twin Webers
- Regularly serviced and a recent starter motor and fuel pump in 2025
- Voluntary MOT valid to April 2026
The Appeal
The Series V was the final evolution of Rootes’ transatlantic-infused MGB competitor. Like its Abingdon rival, buyers always felt it could do with more power, which is where Holbay came in. The firm offered a comprehensive aftermarket conversion that included alloy head and twin Weber carburettors to dial up the power.
This pretty 1967 Series V has what the vendor believes is a genuine Holbay motor and that Weber set up. It adds to the appeal of a well-kept car whose lengthy four-year restoration was completed in 2004, when the current keeper acquired it. Finished in white with a lovely retrimmed red leather interior, it is a particularly attractive example of these stylish cars.
The vendor has used the car regularly, garaging it between uses. He tells us that it has been serviced regularly by a local specialist. Recent work in 2025 includes a new starter motor and fuel pump. It is a mark of his approach that, despite no longer requiring a MOT, it carries a voluntary test valid to April 2026. There is one single, minor advisory to note.
The vendor says:
“Mechanically very good. No known faults. Starts and runs well. The engine is believed to be a genuine Holbay, with twin Webers. An electric cooling fan and electronic ignition are fitted.
“Good condition usable classic, great to drive. Car has been serviced regularly by a local professional. MoT to April 2026.”
History and Paperwork
- First registered 8th June 1967
- Nine registered keepers from new
- Current keeper since December 2004
- Believed restored by the previous keeper between 2000 and 2004
- Notebook with handwritten record of restoration as shown in photos
- Vendor states that the mileage is 110,000 miles, which he believes is genuine
- Garaged throughout current ownership, we are told
- Comprehensive history file including details of full restoration in 2004
- Mohair soft top supplied and fitted by Alpine West Midlands in 2005
- Spare keys included
- Invoices for recent work detailed below and above
- Reported to have been regularly serviced by local mechanic
- V5C
- Registered as a Historic Vehicle
- Voluntary MOT valid to 21st April 2026 with one minor advisory to note
The Condition
- Repainted in white in 2004 and remains in good overall condition
- Some small chips/blemishes in paintwork
- One door was re-sprayed after a scratch some years ago
- Colour match on re-sprayed door is not perfect as can be checked in photos
- Vendor also reports that the door fit is also not perfect
- Bodywork presents well, including arches and panel edges
- Underside in good order with no structural advisories on MOT
- Vendor states that “chrome work is a little patchy” but it presents well in photos
- Chrome wire wheels in good order with a painted wire spare wheel
- Matching Toyo tyres fitted
- Black Mohair hood supplied in 2005 by Alpine specialist
- Vendor reports that the soft top doesn't leak
- We are told that roof allows some water around the edges/gaps in heavy rain
- Red leather interior with white piping retrimmed in 2004
- Interior remains in very good order with light wear typical of its age
- Wooden dash and steering wheel with a small split in wheel that has been re-glued
- Static period seat belts
- Red carpets through cabin and boot with new matching carpet mats
- Period radio with FM conversion (not working)
- Supplied with tonneau cover
- Described by seller as “not concours but a very nice example”
The Mechanics
- 1,725cc 4cyl engine with Holbay conversion
- Vendor believes that the engine is a genuine Holbay unit
- Holbay alloy head with twin Weber carburettors
- Four-speed manual transmission with overdrive on 3rd and 4th gears
- Vendor reports that car starts and runs well with no known faults
- Fitted with electric cooling fan and electronic ignition fitted
- Recent work includes new starter motor and petrol pump in 2025
- Regularly serviced by same local mechanic since purchase in 2004
- Large history file as shown in photos
- Minor advisory to note on MOT
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