THE MGB IS STILL ONE OF THE MOST NUMERICALLY SUCCESSFUL SPORTS CARS EVER BUILT,WITH MORE THAN HALF A MILLION MADE BETWEEN 1962 AND ITS DEMISE IN 1980.
AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS POPULARITY ABINGDON WAS MAKING MORE THAN 50,000 A YEAR.THE MAIN DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE MGB AND IT’S FOREBEAR THE “A” WAS IT’S RUGGED CONSTRUCTION:GONE WAS THE SEPARATE,RUGGED AN HEAVY CHASSIS,REPLACED BY A LIGHTER UNIT CONSTRUCTION SHELL.THE CAR APPEARED ORIGINALLY AS AN OPEN ROADSTER WITH A THREE-BEARING VERSION OF THE VENERABLE B SERIES 1798 FOUR CYLINDER ENGINE.
LATERLLY THIS UNIT WAS REPLACED WITH THE STRONGER 5 BEARING ENGINE AND QUIETER REAR AXLE.
MK 2 MODELS FROM 1967 HAD THE IMPROVED REAR AXLE ACROSS THE BOARD AS WELL AS AN ALL-SYNCROMESH GEARBOX.
FROM 1974 MGB INTRODUCED THE BLACK BUMPER MODEL WHICH HAS INCREASED RIDE HEIGHT AND SOME MINOR INTERIOR CHANGES.
THE CAR WE HAVE FOR SALE IS A 1974 EXAMPLE WHICH IS THE LAST OF THE CHROME BUMPER MODELS AND IT IS FINISHED IN VERMILLION(BURGUNDY)WITH BLACK INTERIOR PIPED RED.
THE CAR HAS ONLY HAD 5 PREVIOUS OWNERS AND HAS EVERY MOT FROM NEW WHICH IS NEARLY UNHEARD OF.IT HAS AN INCREDIBLY LARGE HISTORY FILE AND HAS A LARGE NUMBER OF BOOKS AND SUNDRY INVOICE RECEIPTS.THE GENERAL CONDITION OF THE CAR IS EXCELLENT AND IT PERFORMS FAULTLESSLY AND STARTS FIRST TIME,EVERY TIME.THIS IS A SUPERB STARTER CLASSIC OR FOR THE ENTHUSIAST DUE TO IT’S UNBELIEVABLE DETAILED HISTORY.THE CAR HAS A STAINLESS STEEL EXHAUST,FULL CHROME WIRE WHEELS AND A WOOD RIMMED MOTOLITA STEERING WHEEL.IT ALSO HAS A TONNEAU COVER IN THE BOOT AND THE PAINTED FINISH IN THE BOOT AREA IS AS IF IT HAD JUST COME OUT THE FACTORY.READY FOR THE SHOWS OR JUST TO BLOW AWAY THE COBWEBS THIS SUMMER.
COMES WITH WORKSHOP MANUAL,PHOTGRAPHIC HISTORY,LARGE SUNDRY INVOICE RECEIPTS,V5 AND NEW 12 MONTH MOT COURTESY OF WATERSIDE CLASSICS LTD
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