1968 MGB Special

Description

Interesting special based on a 1968 MGB GT; rebodied in the style of a vintage sportscar in the 1980s and regularly used since; driven 30 miles to the sale; be different! 

First registered in January 1968, this interesting Special started out in life as a regular MGB GT and is still recorded as such on the V5C. From 1982 – 1990 it was owned by a Mr M Baker of Coleshill who converted it to its current form using an NG TA kit supplied by NCG Design Ltd of New Milton, Hants.

The exact spec of the car is too detailed to list in full here but is amply covered in many invoices on file, the story of the build also being recounted in a 4-page feature in a June 1987 issue of Kit Car magazine.

Inspired by cars like the MG K3, Riley Brooklands and Frazer Nash, Mr Baker constantly modified the car during his ownership and incorporated parts from various other vintage cars – the headlights are from a 1932 Riley, the radiator is from an MG TC and the boat-tail is adapted from a Morris Minor bonnet. The bodywork is all steel apart from the bonnet which is aluminium.  

The original MGB engine was fully rebuilt and the car was used almost daily throughout Mr Baker’s ownership, covering many thousands of miles in all weather (it has a hood, sidescreens and tonneau cover).

The next owner was a Mr R Bottomley of Wallingford who kept it for the next 30 years or so. There are only a few invoices over this period, the last being for a rebuild of the front suspension in 2014 which included MGB V8 parts, polybushes and exchange shock absorbers. Over 20 old MOTs show that it has covered some 7,500 miles since 1992.

Our vendor acquired the car in July this year and reports that it runs and drives well. Driven some 30 miles to the sale, it has been starting promptly and running nicely as we have moved it around on site with good 50psi oil pressure and a pleasingly sporty exhaust note. 

As you can see in the photos, this unique sportscar looks most attractive and will prove a real talking point wherever it goes.

For more information contact James on 07970 309907 or email james.dennison@brightwells.com