MGB for £72k
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SrMoreno

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546 posts

175 months

Tuesday 8th July 2014
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I don't know anything about Frontline, but this price looks incredible: http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C517489

The advert says the first buyer kept it for a year, having spent £84k on it yikes. Is there much chance of finding another buyer?

nta16

7,898 posts

263 months

Tuesday 8th July 2014
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the company may be the reason for the sale wink

SrMoreno

Original Poster:

546 posts

175 months

Tuesday 8th July 2014
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nta16 said:
the company may be the reason for the sale wink
Well now I really am curious! Please explain.

Dbest92

300 posts

162 months

Tuesday 8th July 2014
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72k for an MGB, ouch. Must be a bit brain dead to pay that for one, I paid 3k for mine! Strange how it still wears a 60's 'H' reg numberplate as I doubt it has many original components! In fact it's not really a MGB at all, just a kit car with a MG shell!

Dbest92

300 posts

162 months

Tuesday 8th July 2014
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SrMoreno said:
Well now I really am curious! Please explain.
They're a highly regarded tuning company I think. They build the car from scratch using modern uprated performance parts and an uprated mx5 engine. Turns it in to a proper performance car, but not for me though, I'll stick with the original tongue out

Prawnboy

1,326 posts

176 months

Tuesday 8th July 2014
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i thought these were 50k new in 2012. would love one but not at that price.

nta16

7,898 posts

263 months

Tuesday 8th July 2014
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SrMoreno said:
Well now I really am curious! Please explain.
sorry I'm not allowed by PH posting rules

on a totally unrelated subject to move away from getting into trouble I was watching the Lance Armstrong program last night, he got away with it for a long time and had lots of people singing his praise until the very end

nta16

7,898 posts

263 months

Tuesday 8th July 2014
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Dbest92 said:
They're a highly regarded tuning company I think. They build the car from scratch using modern uprated performance parts and an uprated mx5 engine.
Darren you're both wrong and right on the main point

you've just read about them some of us have been closer

restoman

1,011 posts

237 months

Wednesday 9th July 2014
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With the exent of modifications from original would these not need to go through the IVA system?

nta16

7,898 posts

263 months

Thursday 10th July 2014
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whatever happens that car is still on a 1969-70 'H' plate

SrMoreno

Original Poster:

546 posts

175 months

Tuesday 12th August 2014
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I see Frontline have an advertising feature on the main page today. It provides a few more details about the work they do to the cars:
http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyI...

Jollyclub

1,905 posts

275 months

Tuesday 12th August 2014
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They're trying to justify the price in the same way Eagle justify charging £650k + for the Eagle Speedster.

Significant re-engineering. Choice of trim. Modern brakes and cooling. Air Con. etc..

The problem is it's still an MGB.

gvij

365 posts

153 months

Thursday 14th August 2014
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So good in fact that the owner did only 3k miles in it. Total crap.