Lot details Registration No: AJK 4C Chassis No: GHN552859 Mot Expiry: June 2011
By the 1960s, MG was making more sportscars than any other British manufacturer. The Abingdon factory (located near Oxford) had been building pedigree two-seater sportscars for decades, the majority of its products selling overseas. Owned by the Nuffield Organisation, and therefore a part of BMC (the British Motor Corporation) from 1952, MG used all its knowledge to develop the breed. The MGA of 1955 - 1962 had really been the first 'BMC corporate' MG, and the MGB which replaced it was intended to be even more popular. Much of the new car's engineering was evolutionary - the B-Series engine, the transmission, the rear axle and the independent front suspension were all improved versions of those used in the MGA, the MGB had a new and very sturdy combined body/chassis unit, and wind-up window glass. The extremely elegant style would be little changed in an 18-year production life of 1962 to 1980. For the first three seasons, all MGBs were two-seater roadsters, like this car; an extremely elegant coupe GT was then added. The MGB would eventually become the best-selling MG of all time, with more than 500,000 such cars built. Virtually every spare part (including complete bodyshells) is still available from specialists. Original-type MGBs built from 1962 to 1964 had 95bhp / 1798cc engines with a three-main-bearing crankshaft, but thereafter all cars had a more robust five-bearing version of the engine. Overdrive transmission was an optional extra, and the car's top speed was over 100mph.
Finished in red with black leather upholstery, this particular example is described by the vendor as being in "excellent" condition with regard to its engine, four-speed manual plus overdrive gearbox, electrical equipment, interior trim and bodywork. Rating the paintwork as "very good", he further informs us that Lower Barn Classics extensively restored 'AJK 4C' before supplying it to its previous keeper for £11,500. Riding on wire wheels and much enjoyed over the past few weeks, this gorgeous MG B Roadster is offered for sale with numerous restoration photographs / invoices, copy Lower Barn Classics invoice, MOT certificate valid until June 2011 and historic class (free) road tax.
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