Sold for £9,562
(including buyers premium)
Registration No: OOL326G
Chassis No: GCD13183G
MOT: November 2020
Motor Car Location: Cheshire
When announced in October 1967 the MGC was available in roadster form at £1,102 and in GT form at £1,249 and was considered very reasonably priced for one of the fastest production MGs produced. The main drawback was in the way that the power was delivered. With a top speed of around 120mph and fast but not dramatic acceleration, the engine showed a lack of low speed torque and refused to rev freely. The car as a result received a very indifferent press reception particularly as some of the press fleet were badly presented. Some of the criticisms that were levelled in a series of unenthusiastic road tests carried out by the motoring press concerned the gearbox, heavy fuel consumption, general lethargy, heavy steering, enormous steering wheel and probably worst of all the tendency to understeer due to the increased front end weight. The MGC received probably the harshest reception that any MG had ever experienced and after such comments as 'pig-like understeer' and 'gutless' the points in the car's favour were its refined cruising ability and its comfortable ride. If used as a relaxed high speed tourer the MGC was a civilised motor car. A two year production span was all the MGC enjoyed before being withdrawn in September 1969 with a total of 8,999 cars being built; 4,542 were roadsters and 4,457 were in GT form. 200 unsold MGC GTs were purchased by London's largest MG agent, University Motors and were modified both cos-metically and some had effective Downton engine conversions which gave improved power, torque and fuel economy. They sold steadily during 1969 and 1970 and are now much sought after.
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Auction: A|B|C Live Auction Online, 24th Jun, 2020
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