20th Sep, 2023 12:00
30th Anniversary Sale at The Imperial War Museum | Duxford, Cambridgeshire
1964 MG B Roadster
Sold for £10,688
(including buyers premium)
Registration No: BCT 566B
Chassis No: GHN335534
MOT: Exempt
- Vendor's restoration on a restored shell, c.1997 with input from Beer of Houghton
- Reported to be in very good order throughout
- A recent MOT, it will be driven 120 miles to the sale
Introduced in 1962, the MGB Roadster enjoyed an eighteen-year production run. With nicely balanced handling and a good turn of speed, it merited the old MG marketing slogan 'Safety Fast'. Based around a monocoque chassis featuring independent coil-sprung front suspension and a leaf-sprung 'live' rear axle, its 1798cc 'B' series four-cylinder engine was allied to a four-speed manual transmission. Capable of over 100mph, the provision of front disc brakes and rack-and-pinion steering greatly aided control.
In present ownership since 1984, the car has had a very extensive restoration, building the car up from a bare shell in the late 1990s. Finished in Red with a Black hide interior, condition is described as very good throughout and a tribute to the standard of the restoration. Beer of Houghton contributed to stages of the vendor’s restoration, utilising a restored shell in c.1997.
The level of work is supported by a paperwork file with photos and an extensive collection of invoices, with a post-restoration valuation on 14th of April, 2000. The specification includes overdrive gearbox and upgrades incorporated in the restoration, include the fitting of later doors, a rear seat squab and a ‘five bearing’ block, whilst weather equipment includes full tonneau and cockpit weather cover plus fitted garage dust cover.
Reported to be running well, having recently had a general check over including braking system service, 'BCT' passed an MOT test with no advisories, the vendor tells us that the vehicle will be driven from Lincolnshire to the sale. Known in local MGCC circles, ‘BCT’ represents an excellent opportunity to acquire a well-restored and well-sorted MGB Roadster ready for further adventures.
For more information, please contact:
Stewart Parker
info@handh.co.uk
07836346875
Auction: 30th Anniversary Sale at The Imperial War Museum | Duxford, Cambridgeshire, 20th Sep, 2023
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