Highlights

Comprehensively restored since 2025 and just finished
Work included new BRG paint, interior retrim, and mechanical reconditioning
Rare 3L roadster with factory optional overdrive
Engine reportedly rebuilt in the USA
Voluntary MOT valid to March 2027

The Appeal

Restoring and rebuilding classic cars is hard work. Which is why we rather like this ‘68 MGC - it’s a car where someone else has done all the graft. It’s been done recently and comprehensively, including new British Racing Green paintwork, RHD conversion, a full interior retrim, and an extensive mechanical overhaul. The work began in 2025 when the car arrived from Texas and was completed just prior to the issuing of a new, voluntary MOT in March 2026.

With just 4,452 C roadsters built it is a rare find and one of the best we’ve seen in a long while. Key tells like the door fit plus the condition of the sills, floors and boot all indicate this is a very tidy example. That fresh paintwork is a quality job, and the cabin has been retrimmed to sympathetically replicate the original finish, right down to the choice of a three-spoke sprung factory wheel. The photos and the history file indicate that considerable sums were invested in renewing the mechanicals, building on an earlier engine rebuild while the car was in Texas. The MOT provides transparency around the structure and mechanical condition.

With its torquey 3L 150bhp engine and useful overdrive, this pretty car makes an interesting and very practical alternative to a Big Healey.

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History and Paperwork

First registered in 1968 in the USA
Originates from Texas before arriving in the UK
Imported from the USA and now registered on UK plates
First UK registered July 2025
Single UK keeper since arriving in the UK
Engine reportedly rebuilt in the USA, though details of the work are unknown
Extensive list of repair work including parts from MG Hive
Many parts refurbished or re-chromed with invoices to support
Odometer has been replaced so displayed mileage is not verified
Voluntary MOT valid to 17th March 2027
V5C
VIN number GCN1U3078G

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The Condition

Extensively restored since arriving in the UK in mid 2025
Repainted in British Racing Green and barely used since completion
The vendor states the bodywork presents well
Engine bay, boot, and underside have all been detailed
Bodywork in good order with flush panel fit including across doors
Although very dry car fitted with three piece sill kits
Underside shows many new suspension parts in photos
Chrome wire wheels with matching Falken tyres as shown
Removable black vinyl roof in good order with clear screens
Interior fully retrimmed with new leather, carpets, and trim panels
Features black leather with white piping and seats look barely used
Sprung three piece factory steering wheel fitted
The vendor states that everything has been reconditioned or is new

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The Mechanics

BMC C-Series 2,912cc inline-six engine
Twin SU carburettors
Four-speed manual transmission with overdrive
Reportedly drives very smoothly
Engine rebuilt while car was in Texas we are told
Extensively rebuilt mechanicals with invoices shown in photos
Vendor states that all mechanicals have been reconditioned

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