Rubber-bumper (1975 and later) MGBs are one of the least expensive ways to get into a British touring car, and this one is a really nice one at a great price! You can see the ad for the car here in the Barn Finds Classifieds where the price is $6,500. You can plan on a pleasant drive back from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma if you’re the lucky buyer!
You may wonder why I didn’t call this MGB a “sports car” in the first paragraph. I suppose it is, but the factory decided to call these later cars “tourers,” and that’s really what the car is best used for. I took a 1980 MGB on a 1,800-mile honeymoon once and enjoyed every mile of the trip. While jacking up the suspension to meet US bumper height standards on these later cars did nothing for the handling, it did improve the ride, and the spacious (yes, really) interior and comfortable seats make these MGBs a comfortable drive!
This shot actually makes me wonder if the car has been the benefit of a partial respray as the door doesn’t quite seem to match the rest of the car. However, this may show up more in pictures than in reality. Either way, the photos of the sills are very encouraging as I see none of the usual MGB rust. It typically appears right in front of the rear wheels where the sills have three structural members and unfortunately it’s not just the outer one that rusts. This one looks fantastic!
A stunning original or original-type interior reflects the 32,715 miles the car is showing, and a correct tonneau cover just adds to the fun (you can leave the top down, use the cover and not have piping hot black seats when you get back to the car).
Just look at those shiny sills!
The MGB has recently been treated to a new top, a rebuilt carburetor, and new hydraulic components (all typical for a car that has been in storage for a while) and should be ready for fall cruising. I don’t expect this car to be for sale for long!
Great deal if it’s rust free. These later MGBs are easy to backdate by upgrading carburetion, exhaust, ignition, and suspension, which improves performance dramatically.
A better way is to just put a V8 in it. The late model cars like this are really good candidates for this since the firewall, radiator mount and trans tunnel already have the factory V8 stampings.
All those pictures and didn’t pop the hood for the money shot
I’ve never seen the ‘ARNOLD’ 💪🏽💪🏽
MG before. 😆😆
If you don’t mind tinkering, these are cars to have. And the soul of an MG was still there, rubber bumpers notwithstanding. If I was looking for one of these, I’d jump on this one.
Nice to see a RBB up that high for a price. Makes me feel better for mine, now tucked away for winter. Which of course means at least two weeks of would be top down driving weather.
Ok, at first I liked it, then I noticed that the driver’s side door looks a different shade. Then go to the detailed photos on the . The door shut lines are crap. And the trunk shut lines are worse. Tell me I’m wrong. I am an Aussie/Brit, I grew up with these cars. I see lipstick on a pig. On these, when the doors drop, you open your wallet and bend over.
The trunk shut line defect is likely due to someone trying to close it without removing the support, and bent the trunk lid, quite common actually. The door fit however……….
How long do the rubber bumpers last? The life of the car?