1978 MG B Roadster - Overdrive

Highlights

• Recent restoration described by seller as ‘nut and bolt’
• Very smart car in yellow with Sebring style body panels
• Tan vinyl interior in great condition
• Engine refurbished and new suspension and brakes
• 20 years in dry storage prior before restoration completed
• Vendor describes the overall condition as like new

The Appeal

This eye-catching bright yellow B has been a serious labour of love by the seller. We’re told that it has been renovated over many years, including a 20-year break mid-restoration in storage, before being finally completed recently. The vendor describes the scope of the work as ‘nut and bolt ’, and it presents in the photos as barely used.

The work included removing the controversial rubber bumper and fittings, slimmer body-colour units, and Minilite-style alloys. Otherwise, it is largely standard with a smart tan interior and a well-presented engine bay with polished features. Underside, it looks practical and brand new, with many new brake and suspension components visible in the photos. We are told that the engine has also been refurbished.

This is a rare opportunity to acquire a lightly customised B, with someone else having done all the hard work.

The vendor says:

“I would summarise as being like new.”

Key Information

• Mileage: 81,519 miles indicated
• Country of registration: United Kingdom
• Technical inspection status: MOT exempt
• Technical specs: 1,798cc inline four-cylinder petrol, four-speed manual with overdrive
• Paperwork: V5C

The Details

• The vendor states the outer bodywork and underside are as new
• Restored in bright yellow with matching modified front and rear Sebring style body panels
• Chromework such as door handles shows some light tarnish
• Minilite-style alloy road wheels with no matching Rostyle-type spare
• Matching Churchill brand tyres fitted
• Fitted with LED lights
• Underside looks very new with evidence of undersealing
• Underside shows many new suspension and brake components
• Engine bay is well kept and clean with polished components
• Tan vinyl interior with matching carpets and door cards
• Interior in very good order with modern CD player positioned in hole in dash
• Interior is described as mostly new
• All instruments functioning correctly we are told
• Vinyl roof presents well with small mark to note in photos
• Engine has been refurbished and is reported to start and run correctly
• Uprated front brakes and suspension
• Purchased as a stripped-down, mid-restoration project

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