Anyone know this car?
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Short notice I know but going to look at this either tomorrow of Wednesday and wondered if anyone knew anything about it Have posted in the MG section but seems a little quiet there.
https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/17928366
Thanks in advance.
https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/17928366
Thanks in advance.
Not familiar with that one personally, and the pictures are too compressed to make any assessment of the paint state, but it looks like a decent one to me.
Oselli engine (if genuine of course) suggests a good spend to convert it off lead. Electric fan with thermostat fitted are a sign it's actually been used and should run well. Interior looks like a re-trim but well for it.
If you do buy it I heartily recommend fitting an Accuspark electronic ignition insert (and a fresh ignition coil) - the accuspark fits inside the distributor to replace the points etc while leaving a totally stock-looking setup. We fitted one to my Dad's nearly 15 years ago and it's been absolutely flawless since.
Oselli engine (if genuine of course) suggests a good spend to convert it off lead. Electric fan with thermostat fitted are a sign it's actually been used and should run well. Interior looks like a re-trim but well for it.
If you do buy it I heartily recommend fitting an Accuspark electronic ignition insert (and a fresh ignition coil) - the accuspark fits inside the distributor to replace the points etc while leaving a totally stock-looking setup. We fitted one to my Dad's nearly 15 years ago and it's been absolutely flawless since.
Krikkit said:
Not familiar with that one personally, and the pictures are too compressed to make any assessment of the paint state, but it looks like a decent one to me.
Oselli engine (if genuine of course) suggests a good spend to convert it off lead. Electric fan with thermostat fitted are a sign it's actually been used and should run well. Interior looks like a re-trim but well for it.
If you do buy it I heartily recommend fitting an Accuspark electronic ignition insert (and a fresh ignition coil) - the accuspark fits inside the distributor to replace the points etc while leaving a totally stock-looking setup. We fitted one to my Dad's nearly 15 years ago and it's been absolutely flawless since.
Thank you for that.Oselli engine (if genuine of course) suggests a good spend to convert it off lead. Electric fan with thermostat fitted are a sign it's actually been used and should run well. Interior looks like a re-trim but well for it.
If you do buy it I heartily recommend fitting an Accuspark electronic ignition insert (and a fresh ignition coil) - the accuspark fits inside the distributor to replace the points etc while leaving a totally stock-looking setup. We fitted one to my Dad's nearly 15 years ago and it's been absolutely flawless since.
Planning to get electronic ignition fitted if it hasn't been done already. Will also carefully go through the receipts to see if anything has been done by Oselli apart from a rocker cover.
carinaman said:
I hope the viewing went well.
Not too bad, needing a few things doing to get it how I'd want it. Kieth (the guy that runs the place) couldn't have been easier to deal with if he'd tried.Then the test drive. It made me realise how far cars have progressed. Got my first car in my early 20's and am now 71. I realised we buy 60's cars, then 70's, cars and so on and so on. Progress changes how they drive as design and usability improves and personally I not realised how a 60's car actually drove.
Let's just say I'm no longer interested in a classic as my daily car
I didn't expect it to drive like a modern car however, in my 20's I had a 1970 MGB roadster followed by a 1969 Elan +2 then a 1972 TR6. Thought they were all great to drive and in their day they probably were.
No disrespect meant to those who have similar and enjoy them, they're just not for me
Edited by moktabe on Wednesday 16th April 19:16
moktabe said:
Not too bad, needing a few things doing to get it how I'd want it. Kieth (the guy that runs the place) couldn't have been easier to deal with if he'd tried.
Then the test drive. It made me realise how far cars have progressed. Got my first car in my early 20's and am now 71. I realised we buy 60's cars, then 70's, cars and so on and so on. Progress changes how they drive as design and usability improves and personally I not realised how a 60's car actually drove.
Let's just say I'm no longer interested in a classic as my daily car
I didn't expect it to drive like a modern car however, in my 20's I had a 1970 MGB roadster followed by a 1969 Elan +2 then a 1972 TR6. Thought they were all great to drive and in their day they probably were.
No disrespect meant to those who have similar and enjoy them, they're just not for me
My parents often have this dream about getting an MGB, I think they have both forgotten how horrible to drive cars from the 60s and 70s are. I really cannot imagine my mum driving a car with no power steering, (I assume) no servo assisted brakes and a choke. I know my dad would drive it once, go on about how amazing it is and then promptly leave it rusting away on the drive for years like every other project car he has ever bought.Then the test drive. It made me realise how far cars have progressed. Got my first car in my early 20's and am now 71. I realised we buy 60's cars, then 70's, cars and so on and so on. Progress changes how they drive as design and usability improves and personally I not realised how a 60's car actually drove.
Let's just say I'm no longer interested in a classic as my daily car
I didn't expect it to drive like a modern car however, in my 20's I had a 1970 MGB roadster followed by a 1969 Elan +2 then a 1972 TR6. Thought they were all great to drive and in their day they probably were.
No disrespect meant to those who have similar and enjoy them, they're just not for me
I drove a 205GTi and a Fiat Uno Turbo back in the early 90s, both cars have now reached classic status and you are looking at £15K each for a decent one (I paid a tenth of that). I thought they were pretty horrible to drive then compared to brand new 90s cars, I dread to think what they would be like to live with today.
Classic cars are definitely not for me either.
My current car is a 13 year old Renault Megane, it feels like it is from the stone age compared to the Hyundai hybrid hire car we had over Christmas.
twing said:
Pic from 2012 https://www.flickr.com/photos/kevsclassiccars/6630...
It's a lovely looking car.I’ve just bought a 50 year old car. I last owned one 30 years ago - at the time my second car.
The one I’ve just bought drives awfully. I put that down to the passage of time - both the car and me.
But the process of trying to get it as good as I remember, or at least as good as I can is going to be great fun - at least half the point of buying the thing in the first place! I get that that’s not the attraction of a daily driver, but don’t underestimate what a few bushes, modern upgrades and a tune could do.
The one I’ve just bought drives awfully. I put that down to the passage of time - both the car and me.
But the process of trying to get it as good as I remember, or at least as good as I can is going to be great fun - at least half the point of buying the thing in the first place! I get that that’s not the attraction of a daily driver, but don’t underestimate what a few bushes, modern upgrades and a tune could do.
ThingsBehindTheSun said:
My parents often have this dream about getting an MGB, I think they have both forgotten how horrible to drive cars from the 60s and 70s are. I really cannot imagine my mum driving a car with no power steering, (I assume) no servo assisted brakes and a choke. I know my dad would drive it once, go on about how amazing it is and then promptly leave it rusting away on the drive for years like every other project car he has ever bought.
I drove a 205GTi and a Fiat Uno Turbo back in the early 90s, both cars have now reached classic status and you are looking at £15K each for a decent one (I paid a tenth of that). I thought they were pretty horrible to drive then compared to brand new 90s cars, I dread to think what they would be like to live with today.
Classic cars are definitely not for me either.
My current car is a 13 year old Renault Megane, it feels like it is from the stone age compared to the Hyundai hybrid hire car we had over Christmas.
I currently own a 205gti. It has been thoroughly "gone through". You feel very exposed driving it. Everything is very close and thin. Noticeably very little weight to some controls whilst others like the steering are incredibly heavy. I would not want to drive it every day but thought nothing of doing so in my 20s when I had my first one. In fact, it felt like quite a grown up car then.I drove a 205GTi and a Fiat Uno Turbo back in the early 90s, both cars have now reached classic status and you are looking at £15K each for a decent one (I paid a tenth of that). I thought they were pretty horrible to drive then compared to brand new 90s cars, I dread to think what they would be like to live with today.
Classic cars are definitely not for me either.
My current car is a 13 year old Renault Megane, it feels like it is from the stone age compared to the Hyundai hybrid hire car we had over Christmas.
Until recently I had a late 90s 911 (996) and as a total contrast that felt equally as solid, robust and a whole lot tighter to drive than my brand new Toyota hybrid daily whilst somehow still managing to feel analogue and classic. My dad's late Mercedes r107 feels similar.
There are several MGs, Morris, Triumph, mini etc from the 60s and 70s in the local classic club. I've tried driving a few and felt most fell somewhere between a heavy workout and a near death experience.
moktabe said:
Short notice I know but going to look at this either tomorrow of Wednesday and wondered if anyone knew anything about it Have posted in the MG section but seems a little quiet there.
https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/17928366
Thanks in advance.
I owned this car from 1975 until 1994.https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/17928366
Thanks in advance.
I saw it advertised last week as I am looking for a BGT and couldn't believe my eyes to see my old car up for sale!
I contacted the dealer the next day, but it had been sold.
Was it you that bought it?
moffspeed said:
Well the car is on the MGB Register’s radar - photo taken in 2018 apparently.
Honest chrome- bumpered BGT’s in the right colour are a great affordable buy these days.
I took this photo, and it would have been taken around 1987.
The 2018 record might have been its entry into the register, but using my photo for some reason!
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