Classic Car Buyer

PURE AND SIMPLE

If your go-to image of an MGB is something in a bright shade of paint with a plastic dashboard and garish seat fabrics, or even of a mid-run example with Rostyle wheels and a black inset grille and vinyl seats, then this MGB should surprise and delight. This car was restored during 2017 and 2018 to what the dealer describes as a “high standard,” which is really selling the amount of work and the attention to detail put into this car very short. The engine and gearbox were rebuilt at the same time and virtually all the other parts of the running gear where renewed or overhauled. The result is a box-fresh MGB roadster that captures this timeless and enduring classic in one of its earliest and arguably most desirable forms.

BODYWORK

The lovely period Mineral Blue colour is rarely seen on later cars, and neither –

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