Highlights

Early B with older restoration in classic ‘English Green’
Well kept car in good order with recent mechanical work
Recent suspension work plus service in 2025
Over €3,000 of mechanical work in 2025 including carburettors and alternator
Only two former registered keepers, including one long-term owner of 31 years
In current ownership for approximately 12 years
Current Belgian technical inspection valid to June 2026

The Appeal

Early MGBs retain the purity of Syd Enever’s aerodynamic design and neat interior details like sprung steering wheels and simpler seating. This RHD 1966 B retains those features and is a really tidy car thanks to continuous investment across the cosmetics, structure and mechanicals by its handful of keepers.

We’re told that the chassis was restored prior to 2011 and the car painted in appropriate ‘English Green’ in 2011. It remains in good order, as a current Belgian technical inspection verifies.

The vendor acquired the car 12 years ago and has continued to improve it. In 2025, over €3,000 was invested in work such as a new alternator, carburettor overhaul, front and rear suspension bushes, and a full service. The car is fitted with a replacement engine that has been converted to unleaded.

The vendor says:

“The car is very pleasant to drive, and the engine and transmission are very responsive: this engine is very lively and powerful. It is equipped with power brakes and an additional electric fan. This MG B brings smiles and flashes of headlights whenever I drive it....

“I am a fan of vintage motorcycles and mechanics. This MG B was missing from my mechanical collection. I liked it because it is AUTHENTIC (it is an MK1 manufactured between March 31 and April 1, 1966), in its beautiful “English” green colour, with spoke wheels and right-hand drive (so British). The certificate from the British Motor Industry Heritage Trust verifies its origin and the authenticity of its chassis number and specifications. The serial numbers on the ignition key, glove compartment, and left door are original!"

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Key Information

Mileage: 70,515 miles (unwarranted)
Country of registration: Belgium (imported from the UK in 2014)
Technical inspection status:renewed 24th June 2021 and valid for 5 years; advisories to note
Technical specs: 1,798cc four-cylinder petrol, four-speed manual, right-hand drive
Paperwork: British Motor Industry Heritage Trust certificate, UK Registration Certificate, HPI Check Results, and invoices for work carried out during current ownership

Recent work (further details in photos):

10/25 - €510 - servicing work
10/25 - €2,469 - engine work, carburettors etc
05/25 - €uknown - alternator etc

The vendor says:

“I purchased it on 06/01/2014 from Mr. Jack Dickinson and picked it up by train in Birmingham; I drove it back via the Shuttle to Belgium. All work (as defined below, with invoices sent via Dropbox) was performed to ensure the car’s reliability and allow for safe driving. Apart from the replacement of two rear shock absorbers and a new Dinitrol treatment, no further costs are expected.

“The MG B has been stored in a dry garage in my backyard (concrete floor and wooden garage—see photo) since July 2014. I am aware of two previous owners (see UK Registration Certificate): - Mr. Jack Dickinson (Sutton Coldfield) between May 8, 2014, and June 1, 2014 (date of my purchase) (duration: 3 weeks) - Mr. Michael Anthony Alban Florey (Witney) between 06/06/1983 and 08/05/2014 (for 31 years).

“The small red leather keychain bears the name A. Florey, and the last line reads “Tel Witney 9523”... The HPI Check Results document mentions a colour change from blue to green on 04/27/1985.

“The cylinder head was replaced with a lead-free cylinder head (see photo of invoice 17 from JCM Ltd in Didcot dated 10/05/2011). The 18GB-U-H/39686 engine was replaced by the 48G528ERS43327 at an unknown date but BEFORE the cylinder head was changed. The locks on the right door and the trunk are no longer original.”

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The Detail

Full repaint in ‘English Green’ carried out in 2011
Small 3cm paintwork imperfection beside right side of the boot noted by seller
Colour changed from blue to British Racing Green in 1985
Chassis previously restored with both longitudinal members and a section of floor replaced
Dinitrol anti-corrosion treatment applied following chassis restoration
Painted wire wheels in good order as shown
Engine replaced at an unknown date prior to 2011 (current engine number 48G528ERS43327)
Unleaded cylinder head fitted in October 2011
Front and rear brakes replaced at 70,100 miles
Additional servicing work noted above and shown in photos
Servo-assisted brakes and a supplementary electric fan with an independent switch
The vendor states that all dashboard instruments are functional
Black vinyl early MGB seats with seatbelts
New hood fitted with hood mechanism reported as original
Two seatbelts and a battery charging socket fitted
Radio currently does not work
Window regulators may need to be looked
Right-hand door lock and boot lock are not original
The vendor notes rear shock absorbers require replacement
A fresh Dinitrol anti-corrosion treatment is recommended by the vendor
Current technical inspection noted corrosion under the chassis to monitor and oil traces under the engine casings
Stored in a dry garage since July 2014, with only approximately 400 miles covered in 12 years of ownership

Serviced in 2025:

Oil
Filters
Ignition
Spark plugs
Carburation
New water pump
Fuel pump refurbished
Dynamo reconditioned
New clutch
New drive shaft

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