26th Apr, 2023 13:00
Pavilion Gardens | Buxton, Derbyshire
1966 MG B Roadster
Sold for £12,600
(including buyers premium)
Registration No: FNC 994D
Chassis No: GHN388253
MOT: Exempt
PLEASE NOTE: This lot is fitted with an unleaded cylinder head.
- In the vendor's ownership for over forty years and only two former keepers
- Comprehensively restored that was finished in 2005 with a mere 1,000 miles covered since completion
- Accompanied by a history file that includes a BMIHT Heritage Certificate
- A home-market example, pleasingly presented in its original colour combination
Introduced in 1962, the MGB Roadster enjoyed an eighteen-year production run. With nicely balanced handling and a good turn of speed, it merited the old MG marketing slogan 'Safety Fast'. Based around a monocoque chassis featuring independent coil-sprung front suspension and a leaf-sprung 'live' rear axle, its 1798cc 'B' series four-cylinder engine was allied to a four-speed manual transmission. Capable of over 100mph, the provision of front disc brakes and rack-and-pinion steering greatly aided control.
Despatched from the MG factory on the 4th of May 1966, ‘FNC 944D’ was supplied new via dealers Joseph Cockshoot & Co. of Manchester. Presented in the handsome and original colour combination of Old English White with Red interior upholstery, chassis number GHN388253 was specified with ‘disc’ wheels, a heater, pack-away hood and anti-roll bar from new. Acquired by the vendor in 1982, having had just two previous owners from new, the MG had just 54,000 miles on the odometer at the time of his acquisition. Treated to a two-year restoration, the vendor then proceeded to use and enjoy the MG, covering some 13,000 miles over the next ten years.
Noticing some bodywork defects in the early 1990s, the vendor then began a comprehensive restoration, being eventually completed in 2005. Used sparingly (alongside the vendors other classic) since the restoration’s conclusion, a mere 1,000 miles approximately have been covered in the subsequent years. Starting readily with aid from a hi-torque starter motor and running well during our recent photography session, ‘FNC 944D’ is accompanied by a history file that contains ownership records, a large collection of invoices, numerous MOT certificates dating back to the early 1980s, previous tax discs, a BMIHT heritage certificate, and a current V5C document.
For more information, please contact:
Paul Cheetham
paul.cheetham@handh.co.uk
07538 667452
Auction: Pavilion Gardens | Buxton, Derbyshire, 26th Apr, 2023
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