owelly
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| posted on 31/3/08 at 05:10 PM |
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MGB wanted.
My father-in-law hs been on the look-out for the past 18months. He's now got the green light from SWMBO and he's eager to spend his
pennies. We've been to look at one today that was advertised at £7250 and it was "in excellent condition". Apart from the rust
coming through the rear wing tops and the scuttle panel. And the baldy tyre, the remould and the odd sized one. And the soft top was scruffy. And the
door cards were torn........
So, if anyone knows of a MGB Roaster, chrome bumper, locallish to Sheffield-Derby-Teesside area, please get in touch.
The money is no problem for the right car.
http://www.ppcmag.co.uk
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Confused but excited.
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| posted on 31/3/08 at 05:26 PM |
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Does it have to be a chrome bumper model?
I know where there is a fixer upper (ie suit an enthusiast  ) going for about £500. But it is the plastic (yeuk) bumper model.
Tell them about the bent treacle edges!
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r1_pete
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| posted on 31/3/08 at 05:27 PM |
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Be careful, anything with rust coming through like you say isn't worth half what was being asked, and beware also of stated re-shell's the
shells have been available since the late 80's so some of those can be 20 years old now.
If you want to come and look where they do go, and the work involved in fixing them, my B is presently completely stripped, I'm in the S26 area.
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caber
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| posted on 31/3/08 at 05:42 PM |
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Just got CD of an MG is born watched it all at the weekend and have totally gone off restoring a shell, way too much will be rusty crap 
If you get a fixer upper just get a new shell and start from there!
Caber
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emsfactory
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| posted on 31/3/08 at 06:14 PM |
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My mate has one, i'll ask him if he wants to sell it.
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BenB
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| posted on 31/3/08 at 06:14 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Confused but excited.
Does it have to be a chrome bumper model?
I know where there is a fixer upper (ie suit an enthusiast ) going for about £500. But it is the plastic (yeuk) bumper model.
You can get conversion kits which convert a rubber (yuk) bumper car to chrome. Not expensive either...
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owelly
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| posted on 31/3/08 at 06:34 PM |
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A project is not an option!! We are looking for a car that someone else has spent their hard earned cash on.
He's considering a Heritage Shell car from a reputable dealer (if there is such a thing) but they are around £12-15k.
r1_pete, thanks for the offer. I shall mention it to Chris (my in-law). I know only too well what bubbling paint means! I've regretted poking a
bubble many times!!
Cheers for the replies folks. Help me find a good one!!
http://www.ppcmag.co.uk
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rayward
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| posted on 31/3/08 at 07:29 PM |
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have you had look
HERE
based in Hull, the midget i've got had some work done by them back in 2004, and is fairing up very well
Ray
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owelly
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| posted on 31/3/08 at 08:57 PM |
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Yes Ray. He is looking at their advert in Classic Car Mart (or whatever it's called) at this very moment!
http://www.ppcmag.co.uk
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