Registration No: 8885 RH
Chassis No: GHN320408
MOT: Exempt

• Desirable ‘pull-handle’ example
• Entering current family ownership in 2012 as a ‘barn find’ from previous thirty-nine year ownership
• Supplied with a comprehensive ten-year restoration
• Arguably the ‘purest’ form of MGB and pleasingly retaining its original registration number

The MGA had really been the first 'BMC corporate' MG, and the MGB which replaced it was intended to be even more popular. Although the engineering of the new car was evolutionary - the B-Series engine, transmission, rear axle and independent front suspension were all improved versions of those used in the previous MGA. The first incarnation of the MGB built from 1962 to April 1965 featured distinctive pull-type door handles and a 95bhp/1798cc engine with three-main-bearing crankshaft and while overdrive was an optional extra, the model's top speed was more than 100mph. Today, it enjoys a very strong following and with its GT sister has spawned a dedicated support industry. For many, the early chrome-bumper MGB roadster is the epitome of the classic British sports car.

A desirable ‘pull-handle’ example that was manufactured in 1963, being first registered on 24th September that year as ‘8885 RH’. Finished in White, the MG is pleasingly understood to retain much of its original Black leather interior upholstery. Acquired by its previous keeper on New Year’s Eve 1973, they kept the MG for the subsequent thirty-nine years, storing it in a barn during the latter stages of their custodianship. Bought by the vendor’s late husband in 2012, he began a comprehensive restoration which sadly had to be completed by others following his passing. Supplied with £6,325 worth of expenditure in parts alone, the MG received an extensive full bodywork restoration with new sills, boot floor, valance, and wings; an engine overhaul; re-wiring; braking overhaul; refreshed fuel system with new fuel tank; new clutch; new radiator; and a new hood which has (as of the photography session) never been taken down. Used sparingly, since the completion of the restoration last year, the MG is understood to retain its original three-bearing engine. Offered with the ‘buff’ logbook, an MOT from 1974, a large collection of invoices from the restoration, images of the MG as found and being recovered from the barn, and a current V5C document, and is also accompanied by a car cover.

For more information, please contact:
Paul Cheetham
paul.cheetham@handh.co.uk
07538 667452