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Highlights
- Amongst the most desirable MGBs among enthusiasts and collectors
- Extensively rebuilt and sympathetically improved by the previous owner in the US
- Imported to the UK, complete with USA Title and British NOVA certificate in readiness for registration
- Complete with Hard top and Soft top
The Appeal
Alongside the legendary Jaguar E-Type, the MG MGB is the quintessential British sports car. A burgeoning export market kept it in production for seventeen years. Enthusiasts count those built just before BMC gave way to BL in 1968 as the finest MGBs of the lot and we’re delighted to offer one such example.
Exported when new to the USA in left-hand drive, this 1965 MGB Roadster has been extensively rebuilt by its previous owner while still in America. During their seven-year custodianship, the MG was rebuilt almost in its entirety and it remains in fantastic overall condition. Complete with its USA Title and British NOVA certificate in readiness for registration, this great MGB awaits its next owner.
The History and Paperwork
- Supplied new to the USA in left-hand drive
- Acquired by the vendor from a gentleman in Michigan USA who had owned it for seven years
- Restored during previous ownership
- British Heritage Certificate and Technical Specification sheet accompany the car
- NOVA Certificate and original USA Title documents ready for the next owner to be the first registered owner either in the U.K. or elsewhere
- Collection of old US registration certificates
- Copy of an original MGB ‘Driver’s Handbook’
- HMRC correspondence confirms that this car can now be registered
The Condition
- Complete with hardtop, folding soft-top and a tonneau cover all in excelletn condition
- Beautifully presented wire wheels shod with a set of new 175/70/R14 Primewell P5850 Tyres
- Uprated Hydrologic bonnet stays
- The interior is in great condition with spotless black vinyl seats and red piping
- Moto-Lita wood/aluminium sports steering wheel with some patina to the rim
- Aftermarket walnut-style dashboard
- Barely any wear to the upholstery or carpeting
- The underside looks in remarkably good order, immensely clean and coated with quality 3M Undersheild
- No corrosion is visible whatsoever to the bodywork or underside
- Very smart chrome (retaining the earlier grille and bumpers beloved of enthusiasts)
- The exterior was repainted some years ago and is in overall nice condition with a few very small scuffs and marks as you would expect with an older paint job
The Mechanics
- The vendor reports that it runs and drives very well with no apparent faults
- Five-main bearing B Series engine
- Rebuilt four-speed manual gearbox recently fitted
- Rebuilt engine which has covered approximately 5,000 miles
- Rebuilt rear axle
- Now fitted with uprated Wilwood brakes and clutch
- New Drum brakes at the rear and disc brakes at the front
- Complete new suspension, steering joints and kingpins
- Poly bushes all-round and three-quarter front sway bar
- New exhaust with stainless steel headers
- New oil cooler setup
- Rebuilt carburettors with Ramair air filters
- New aluminium radiator.
- Electronic ignition system
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