1968 MG B Roadster

Registration No: SRR 333F
Chassis No: GHN4U158936G
MOT: Exempt

• Benefitting from a bodywork restoration and full repaint in Audi Metallic Silver in 2017 by Little Garage Classics
• Bored out engine to 1998cc with fast road cam, unleaded head and free-flow exhaust
• Overdrive gearbox, knock-off Minilite-style wheels, and full weather equipment
• Offered with a large history file

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 with a four-speed manual transmission. Capable of over 100mph, the provision of front disc brakes and rack-and-pinion steering greatly aided control.

This example has benefitted from much expenditure since the millennium, hence it appears in excellent order throughout. It received a major overhaul in 2002, when it was restored with a new body shell by Revival Oldtimer International, costing some £13,700. Its present condition follows mechanical improvements and a cosmetic makeover completed by Little Garage Classics in 2017, during which it was repainted in Audi Silver Metallic. The modern colour harmonises well with the classic shape, and is complemented by a grey leather interior and a dark blue hood and tonneau cover.

Little Garage also overhauled the engine, which is now decidedly hot – it has been bored out to 1998cc and makes use of a Stage Two cam and a free-flow exhaust. The head has had an unleaded conversion and the gearbox is equipped with overdrive. Only the chunky Minator (Minilite-style) wheels with competition-style knock-off caps hint that not all is standard under the bonnet. Electronic ignition was fitted in 2018, followed by a new battery in 2022.

With seven keepers since 2003, including the present owner since 2017, the car has been well-maintained, as the large documents file testifies. There are many invoices and MOT certificates running back to 2003, a reproduction handbook and details of the car’s full specification, in addition to the current V5C.

For more information, please contact:
Paul Cheetham
paul.cheetham@handh.co.uk
07538 667452