1972 MGB ROADSTER
Fully restored between 2015 and 2017 and lightly used since; overdrive; electronic ignition; just serviced; ready to enjoy.
This MGB Roadster is a factory-original right-hand-drive (RHD) model intended for the domestic market, manufactured during the 30th to 31st December 1971.
It was subsequently dispatched to the MG dealership, Morris Garages Limited, Oxford on the 5th January 1972.
The car was finished in Teal Blue, with Autumn Leaf trim and Black hood.
It came equipped with Overdrive, Rostyle wheels, Tonneau cover, Radial ply tyres.
This MGB Roadster still proudly displays its original factory-issued registration plate, bearing the distinctive identifier FBH 693K. Included within the car's history file is a British Motor Museum Heritage Certificate, affirming the aforementioned details. This certificate serves as a tangible validation of the vehicle's provenance.
This pretty MGB Roadster had been off the road for many years when it was acquired by the previous owner in May 2015. Over the next two years he treated the car to a full restoration, as detailed in many invoices and photos on file.
This included fitting various new panels and a bare metal respray in a lovely shade of dark blue. The engine was also stripped and rebuilt with new bearings, piston rings, water pump, clutch kit etc. All other mechanical aspects were rebuilt as required and it also got a new hood, exhaust, chrome bumpers, interior retrim plus much else besides.
The owner acquired the car from Former Glory of Thame in April 2017 and has improved it still further and continued to look after it well, as documented by invoices on file.
In May 2018 he sent it to Midland Classic Restorations of Ombersley for a thorough check-over and service which cost £1,218. This included replacing various pipes and hoses, fitting electronic ignition and giving it a good tune-up.
The car has subsequently been serviced and MOT’d by Brian Wilkes Motors of Bridgnorth, the last service being carried out in October 2023, when it also flew through its MOT with no advisories recorded. It has only covered some 60 miles since.
Classed as a Historic Vehicle on the V5C, it is of course free to tax and MOT-exempt. The V5C erroneously records it as a GT but the GHN chassis prefix confirms that it is, and always has been, a Roadster (the GT has a GHD prefix).
Kept garaged in the current ownership and used in fine weather only, the previous owner reports that it starts easily, drives well and maintains good oil pressure and temperature. It has certainly been behaving itself very nicely when we have driven it, with healthy 55psi oil pressure.
Service carried out in July 2024 including :Castrol Classic XL 20W 50 engine oil, SU Carb Damper Oil, Points, Air Filters, Oil Filter, Fuel Filter and Spark Plugs.
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