2 More MGBs....

[Firm]

I swear, I wasn't looking...I am a member of a local British Car Club and a lady reached out to our Facebook group about her late father's MGBs. Apparently he was a pretty active member and die-hard MGB guy, but fell ill in 2024 and the cars hadn't moved since. Info was spotty, the lady only had one awful photo, so most people passed. I decided to check them out and found to really nice cars, and secured them for a really, really good price.

The beige one is a 1974, the last of the chrome bumper cars, and looks like it was restored somewhat recently...Fresh (and really nice) "harvest gold" paint, brand new carpet and interior panels, engine bay has been painted and detailed with some chrome accessories. It's damn close to pristine, just dirty. This car was apparently his driver and he drove it up until he got sick.

The white one is a 1976, which started life as a rubber bumper car. It was converted to chrome bumpers at some point, and apparently had been sitting for a few years before he got sick even. Decent paint, no rust, lots of nice performance upgrades, but it looks like it got hit in the left rear, not a big hit, but enough to tweak the bumper and push it into the rear quarter panel.

Both cars have just about every aftermarket accessory type add-on available for these, and lots of new parts...Like most wear items are brand new. I get the sense that this guy just liked tinkering and bolting on shiny new parts.

Today I closed the deal on them and then spent about an hour getting the beige one running. It was leaking fuel at the fuel pump, and the fuel line to the carbs was disconnected/broken. I borrowed a fitting for the fuel pump from the white car and installed it - a pain in the butt laying on a dirty garage floor with my family, and the seller's family, standing around waiting in 97F heat...but got it done, got the front fuel line replaced, and it fired right up and runs great!

Pushed the white one outside and used AAA to get it towed home, while I drove the beige one home...About 20 miles, car ran great all the way home.

I think I got some mild heat stroke after working in the heat, and then driving back with the top down and black interior. So I didn't touch them at all after getting home. Suppose to be stormy tomorrow, but if I get a chance I'll dig in a little more. I'd like to get the white run up and running - it looks complete, so it should run once I put a battery in it and replace that fuel pump fitting.

[Tortoise]

Damn, that's quite the score! Seems like a case of "I'd be stupid not to".

Will you end up keeping both?

[Johnnymac]

Very nice and sounds like it was worth going to see.  Is my assumption of a possible clean up/fix up and then flip for a profit is the plan for these?

[RRocket]

Going to flip these as well?

[Firm]

Yes, I don't need anymore 'keeper' MGBs, so these will both go, eventually. Having these at the house really messes with my parking layout, requiring more jockeying to get other cars out, so I'd like to move one of them rather quickly. The beige one needs the least amount of work, so I am focusing there first. I got it washed up today, vacuumed, touched up some chips on the wheels, polished the windows in the top, correctly mounted the rear license plate holder, little things like that. It needs another couple little things, and a good detailing, and then I'll get it listed somewhere.

The white one needs more work...I am pretty sure it'll run and drive if I get a battery and hookup the fuel pump, but it needs more cosmetics, and some re-assembly in the interior.

[Gurgie]

Sweet find! Love the wheels on the white one. Both cars look great!!

[Firm]

Thanks! I also like those wheels on the white one...Might keep them and put them on my good Blue car. They need tires though, for whatever reason the rears are winter tires...Which is really weird when you think about the fact that we're in the South and most people here have never heard of winter tires.

[Fobroader]

Gotta love the whole, "but babe, they literally followed me home" situation. Nice score man!!

[Bridgecity]

Great find Firm.  I love the Motomaster box on the floor of the beige one.  You still got spare parts kicking around or is that for a charger/booster or something like that?

[Firm]

lol, good eye. The MotoMaster box is a lithium booster - not sure that model ever made it out, it was a prototype from when I was still working there. The box under it is a Mastercraft tool set too...Most of my tools are still CTC stuff.

[Seafoam]

 Love the Panasport wheels on the white one. Need centercaps though.