Lot details Registration No: HNP918J Chassis No: GHN5237979G Mot Expiry: June 2010
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 green with black leather upholstery, this particular example is described by the vendor as being in "good" condition with regard to its four-speed manual plus overdrive gearbox, electrical equipment, interior trim, bodywork and paintwork. Though, he rates the engine - a reconditioned Moss unit that has apparently done less than 4,000 miles - as "excellent". Riding on wire wheels shod with fresh tyres, the MG is further understood to have had its "radiator, fuel tank and batteries replaced". Entering the current ownership five years ago and sporting both a hood and tonneau cover, this appealing Roadster is offered for sale with "extensive history file including MOTs and receipts" plus a current MOT certificate valid until June 2010.
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