1967 MG B MKI Roadster

Lot details
Registration No: LKE701F
Chassis No: GHN3128697

- Extensive, multi-volume history file dating back to 1972

- Treated to a bare metal bodywork restoration in 1989 and well maintained since including a new clutch and engine / gearbox overhauls during 2018 (£2,655.80)

- Dark Blue leather seats, Black carpets, chrome luggage rack

- 117,000 miles from new

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. Arriving for the 1968 model year, the MK2 version was equipped with an alternator and heavier-duty, all-synchromesh gearbox (the latter necessitating a larger transmission tunnel).

Finished in the fetching combination of Iris Blue with Dark Blue leather upholstery, this particular MK1 example was first registered as 'LKE 701F' by Maidstone Borough Council on August 1st 1967. The MG's extensive, multi-volume history file dates back to a copy continuation logbook issued during June 1972 and includes a photographic record of the extensive restoration it underwent from 1989 - 1991 (bare metal respray, new steering rack / petrol tank / windscreen and front / rear suspension overhauls etc). Much of the refurbishment was carried out by MG Owners' Club member Mr Ernest Thompson, whilst the most recent registered keeper - Mr Kenneth Smith - acquired it on 26th July 1997. Treated to a new fuel pump in 2016 and a fresh battery the following year, the Roadster further benefited from a new clutch and overhauls of its engine and gearbox last September. Entrusted to Walker & Balmforth of Huddersfield, the mechanical work cost some £2,655.80. Starting readily upon inspection and running well, 'LKE 701F' is believed to have covered some 117,000 miles from new. Equipped with overdrive, this attractive B also sports a luggage rack, tonneau and ribbed alloy rocker cover.