Lot details Registration No: UMB985J Chassis No: GHN5219991G Mot Expiry: None
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 four-speed manual transmission. Capable of over 100mph (especially if specified with overdrive), the provision of disc/drum brakes and rack and pinion steering greatly aided control. Today, it enjoys a very strong following and with its GT sister has spawned a dedicated support industry making it among the most practical and cost effective of all classic cars.
Finished in red with black leather upholstery, this particular example has been in the current stewardship for sixteen years (though, it has apparently had "three owners since June 1977"). Not driven by its present keeper since a "rear wheel locked" some eighteen months ago, the Roadster is variously described by him as being in "average" (interior trim), "assumed good" (manual transmission, electrical equipment, chassis) or "good" (bodywork, paintwork) condition. However, he notes that the engine "will not start" and therefore "needs attention". A seemingly straightforward recommissioning project, this desirable 'chrome-bumpered' MGB is offered for sale with sundry paperwork including a bodywork repairs invoice from 1999.
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