Highlights

Rare factory CGT with bespoke Sebring styling
Standout mint green with orange nose and beige leather
Built as a very usable classic touring car
Recent engine overhaul including cylinder head resurfacing and piston rings
Regularly driven by current owner since purchase
Ground-up restoration around 20 years ago has held up well
Voluntary MOT valid to March 2027 with no advisories

The Appeal

When MG decided to chase U.S. showroom sales by winning races, it faced a major problem in the form of a horsepower deficit to the domestic muscle. The result was the MGC GTS, a slippery, lightweight MGC GT that proved so successful that it is best known by its nickname, the Sebring, named after the track where Hopkirk and Hedges scored victory in the 1968 12-hour race.

Only a handful of genuine Sebrings were built, but the iconography and the look have been so influential that replicas are common and highly desirable. Here is one of them, a genuine CGT built in the same year as that win and converted into a Sebring replica around 20 years ago as part of what the seller describes as a "ground-up" restoration. With its mint green and orange color scheme, it is a really eye-catching example.

The car is set up for long classic touring events, for which its mechanical specification and comfortable beige leather cabin look perfectly suited. The seller tells us that he bought it in 2013 and has used it regularly for such trips, racking up around 6,000 miles during that time.

Mechanically, the car has recently benefited from an engine-out overhaul carried out by a classic car specialist. It should be noted, however, that some exhaust smoke persists despite this work, and further investigation is needed. Fitted with a 4-speed overdrive transmission, the seller describes the car as relaxed at highway speeds and well-suited to touring. It comes to market with the added reassurance of a voluntary, advisory-free MOT.

The seller says:

"Few classic MGs offer the character of the MGC. Launched at the 1967 Earls Court Motor Show and built for barely two years, it put a smooth, torquey 2,912cc straight-six under the MGB's familiar lines. The distinctive hood bulge is the only outward clue to the extra engine. The result is a genuine grand tourer: relaxed at highway speeds, effortless on back roads, and capable of 120 mph in period. With fewer than 9,000 built, the MGC remains one of the rarest and most rewarding cars to wear the octagon. It's a great example. The slight engine smoke needs a careful set of hands. All the recent work has been carried out by a classic car specialist. The car is simply a second project that needs a new home."

Key Information

Mileage: 8,518 miles indicated (total mileage may be higher)
Country of registration: United Kingdom
MOT status: voluntary MOT valid to March 29, 2027, with no advisories
Technical specs: 2,912cc inline six-cylinder gasoline engine, 4-speed with overdrive
Paperwork: buff logbook, V5C, tax discs, invoices, specification list, manuals

Summary of recent engine work:

New piston rings
Cylinder bore honed
Head resurfaced
New valve stem oil seals
Heavy-duty timing chain and tensioner
Rod bearings and journals examined and considered in good condition

The Details

Recent engine-out overhaul as detailed above
Exhaust smoke persists despite overhaul, which the seller notes may need further investigation
Eye-catching mint green paint with orange nose and hood trim
Seller notes a couple of small dents and a windshield chip
Minilite-style 15-inch alloy wheels in good order with some tarnish and marks to note
Fitted with quality Dunlop tires
Underside as shown with no structural or other advisories on MOT
Steel spare tire included as shown
Beige leather interior with matching carpeting
Some light wear to the carpeting and interior trim, but not unsightly
Features wood-rimmed steering wheel
Dry stored between classic tours throughout current ownership

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