Made for the job

We all have to start from somewhere when it comes to classic cars. You can read the magazines and guides to get an idea of what would be best but, unless you have a contact versed in the choosing and acquisition of them, you may end up playing lucky dip and relying purely on your own wits.

Duncan Rogers knew he was taking a risk from the start. “I’d been keeping an eye out for a convertible B for quite some time on the net and I did the thing that everybody says you should never do. I spotted one on an auction site and this 1969 model ticked all the boxes.” After a call to the seller he discovered it wasn’t that far from home and it sounded exactly like the car he had in mind. With a viewing organised, he was adamant that he wouldn’t necessarily buy the MGB. It seems that his subconscious had other plans: “I thought ‘I’ll have a look, but I won’t commit’. Although, the fact that I had a bundle of cash in my pocket suggested that