1979 MG B

Lot 19
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Estimation :
15000 - 20000 EUR
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Result : 20 420EUR
1979 MG B
Elegant colour combination Serviced car Ready to hit the road Collector's French car registration document Chassis n°: GHN5UL500827G Produced by the Morris Garage brand and manufactured from 1962 to 1980, the MG B is the epitome of the sports convertible in the pure English tradition. When it comes out, it has the heavy task of succeeding the MG A, and of preserving its values and sensations while offering more comfort and safety. To achieve this, it will be built on the basis of a more rigid monocoque body offering better habitability. The car will be powered by a 1,800 cc 4-cylinder engine developing 95 bhp and enabling it to reach a top speed of 170 km/h. Presented at the London Motor Show in 1962, the MG B immediately met with the expected success and the first road tests validated the car's announced qualities. The MG B will evolve over the years to meet the increasingly demanding standards imposed by the American market, where it is the best-selling car. In spite of this, the MG B's success continues unabated and until 1980, a total of 512,880 convertibles and coupes will be sold worldwide. The copy illustrated in these pages dates from 1979 and was delivered new to the United States where it will remain until the end of the 2000s. Completely restored, it arrives in France in 2013, sold by O Bolides, a dealer specializing in vintage cars, to a collector in the Côtes d'Armor region. For personal reasons, he sold it barely a year later to its current owner. This is how this pretty MG B will join La Baule where it will be used mainly in the summer season. The car will be carefully maintained by its owner as evidenced by the last general maintenance carried out in 2019 for an amount of 1 721 €. The car presents very well in spite of some very slight superficial defects found in some places of the bodywork. The easy-to-handle soft top is in very good condition, and from a general point of view the car is healthy and its mechanics work perfectly. Its colour combination and spoked wheels also give it a very elegant look. An ideal small English convertible, accessible, easy to maintain and ready to hit the road!
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