Lot details Registration No: BTJ863J Chassis No: 9HD5223830 Mot Expiry: May 2006
This MGB, a chrome-bumpered and right-hand drive GT, first left the famous MG works at Abingdon in 1970. Thirty-five years later, the three-door fixed head with useful opening tailgate facility had 64,262 miles displayed on the odometer when entered for the sale, a mileage which the entrant believes to be the genuine total for the car since new.
The vendor tells us that following the replacement of various panels during a full rebuild two years ago, the 2+2 fixed head has been repainted in what he claims is the original Old English White and the chromework has been renewed. There is a full black leather interior with seats piped in contrasting white, whilst the engine bay has been detailed. Both the 1.8-litre four-cylinder engine and the four-speed manual gearbox, which has the benefit of the desirable overdrive, are reportedly in excellent condition too.
Said to be a pleasure to drive and show-ready, the coupe has only just been successfully MOT tested, so the current certificate will be valid until May of next year. An MGB, particularly a GT, is an entirely practical classic to own and, if required, could always become a daily driver.
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