Highlights
- Stand-out Blaze Orange with factory alloys vinyl roof and large Webasto sunroof
- Genuine factory V8 with MG V8 Register certificate confirming production details
- Over £20,000 in documented expenditure with an extensive history file
- Extensive list of work including respray, carburettor overhaul and stainless exhaust
- Tidy and very usable BGT V8 with scope to improve if you wish
The Appeal
Dropping the Buick V8 into the BGT finally delivered the mini-E Type it had always promised to be. 50% more powerful and yet considerably lighter than the 1.8L standard 4cyl unit, it delivered a quicker and nimbler sports car.
Just 2,591 left the works before MG inexplicably pulled the plug in summer 1976 This car was first registered in September ‘75 and a MG V8 Register certificate confirms that it is a genuine factory V8. Resprayed in its original stand-out Blaze Orange, it is a great example that retains its period features, including factory alloys and a large Webasto-style folding sunroof.
The extensive history file records over £20,000 of work. Highlights include a carburettor overhaul, body restoration and respray, stainless steel exhaust, polybushing and a Hi-Torque starter motor.
The car is tidy, usable and very presentable. Due to its age, there is inevitably scope to improve if the buyer wishes. But with that revered V8 perhaps the first thing you’ll want to do is jump in and drive.
History and Paperwork
- First registered in 10th September 1975
- 11 previous keepers
- MG V8 Register certificate confirming the car's production details
- Extensive history file containing invoices amounting to over £20,000
- Current and previous registration documents included
- Owner's handbooks provided
- Numerous previous MOT certificates available
- Photographic documentation of work carried out
- Has been kept in dry storage for the past 7 months
Summary of recent work advised by the seller:
- Carburettor service kit
- New fuel pump
- Replacement rear bumper
- Brake discs
- Clutch master and slave cylinders
- Brake servo
- Stainless steel exhaust
- Hi-Torque starter motor
- Power Spark distributor
- Inner and outer sills and both rear quarters replaced by the MG Owners Club
- Full respray in original Blaze colour
- New stub axles
- Road springs
- Brake master cylinder
- Poly bush anti-roll bar
- K&N air filters
- Tubular extraction headers
- Stainless steel exhaust
- New period correct TEX door mirrors
- Webasto full length sunroof
The Condition
- Repainted in its original Blaze Orange colour
- MG Owners Club replaced inner and outer sills and both rear quarters
- Paintwork presents well with some age to note in photos
- This includes cracks to scuttle paintwork and offside front wing seam
- Repairs to note in photos with generally well-kept panelwork
- Vinyl roof containing Webasto-style folding sunroof
- Chromework in good order with recently replaced rear bumper
- Correct factory alloy wheels in fair condition with some light tarnish
- Matching Avon tyres fitted all round
- Underside in fair condition with some points to note in photos
- Period-correct TEX door mirrors fitted
- Black leather interior with high back front seat with headrests
- Crackle finish original dashboard in fair condition with some age to note
- Black carpets fitted in fair condition as shown
- Three-spoke leather-rimmed wheel and classic-style radio cassette
The Mechanics
- 137bhp 3.5-litre Rover/Buick V8 all-alloy engine
- 4spd manual transmission
- Extensive list of recent maintenance summarised above and below
- Battery cut-off switch fitted
- Twin SU carburettors with a recent service kit fitted
Recent maintenance:
- Carburettor service kit fitted
- New fuel pump installed
- Brake system upgrades including new discs, master cylinder and servo
- Clutch master and slave cylinders replaced
- Hi-Torque starter motor fitted
- Power Spark distributor installed
- Stainless steel exhaust system
- K&N air filters fitted
- Tubular extraction headers
- New stub axles and road springs
- Poly bush anti-roll bar
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