Lot details Registration No: PAC769F Chassis No: GCN1581
- UK RHD home market Heritage certificate Matching engine and chassis numbers
- Photographic evidence of a comprehensive restoration
- Repainted with black leather interior Overdrive as fitted when new
This very smartly-presented manual transmission example matches Red bodywork to Red-piped Black interior trim. It is a genuine right-hand drive UK specification car with matching numbers that's benefited from a degree of restoration, including a full respray. The MG is being offered complete with overdrive gearbox as fitted from new, mohair hood and tonneau, original Warwickshire registration number, photographic evidence of the restoration and a Heritage Certificate. It rides on chrome wire wheels, while aftermarket extras such as a wood rim steering wheel, chrome luggage rack and MG logoed floor mats all add to the overall appeal of 'PAC 769F'.
Intended as a flagship sports car to replace the Austin-Healey 3000, the MG C was introduced in the autumn of 1967. Based around the two-door monocoque bodyshell of the humble MG B (albeit with a substantially altered engine bay and floorpan), the newcomer was powered by a 2912 cc OHV straight-six engine allied to either a new heavy-duty, all-synchromesh, four-speed manual overdrive gearbox, or three-speed automatic transmission. Other mechanical differences included: a larger radiator, torsion-bar front suspension, telescopic dampers and lower geared rack and pinion steering. The C was visually distinguished from the B by its 'power bulge' bonnet and taller 15-inch wheels. While early road tests criticised the car's 'nose heavy' handling (the engine was 209 lbs heavier than the B's and the weight distribution was 53:47), later reports were kinder. With some 145 bhp and 170 lb ft of torque, the model could complete the 0-60 mph dash in around 10 seconds and hit 120 mph flat out. Sadly, too readily confused with its smaller-engined brother, it was axed in 1969 after just 4,544 Roadsters and 4,458 GTs are understood to have been made. Now, 40 years later, the MG C's lack of period sales success only serves to make it more collectible.
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