Lot details Registration No: KYW565K Chassis No: GHNJ269207 Mot Expiry: July 2008
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 Glacier White with black upholstery, this particular example is variously described by the vendor as being in "very good" (four-speed manual plus overdrive gearbox, electrical equipment, interior trim) or "excellent" (engine, chassis, bodywork, paintwork, wheels / tyres) condition. Apparently "little used since undergoing a professional restoration during the 1990s", 'KYW 565K' rides on wire wheels. Said to have recently benefited from attention to its "gearbox, overdrive, clutch, heater, radiator and callipers", the roadster is further understood to "drive excellently" (though, the transmission work means that its speedometer ideally needs recalibrating). Running on unleaded, this smart MG is offered for sale with lots of bills, restoration photos, MOT certificate valid until July 2008 and historic class (free) road tax valid until July 2008.
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