A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
Just came across this one on eBay. Believe it or not she is/was an L.E. (JULE 133) and was up for sale by Beech Hill garage in Berks, in 2010. Its a shame the money wasnt spent on keeping her original as she would more than likely have been worth more 🙁
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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190648300596#ht_822wt_1396
I BOUGHT THIS MG IN NOVEMBER 2010
IT WAS GOLD WITH DE4CK CHAIR SEATS AND RUBBER BUMPERS
BUT THE BODYWORK WAS IN VERY SOUND CONDITION
THE PAINT WAS STRIPPED BACK TO BARE METAL AND RE-PAINTED IN OLD ENGLISH WHITE
NEW LEATHER UPHOLSTERY AND CARPET
NEW CHROME BUMPERS, GRILLE AND THRESHOLD PLATES
THE ROOF HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED BUT IS IN GOOD CONDITION
WIRE WHEELS WERE SANDBLASTED AND POWDER COATED - THESE WERE ORIGINAL ON THE CAR
NEW PISTONS, RINGS AND BIG ENDS ALL STANDARD SIZE
NEW TYRES ALL ROUND INCLUDING THE SPARE
THE CAR RUNS VERY NICELY AND ALL GAUGES AND ARE IN WORKING ORDER - OVERDRIVE IS IN GOOD WORKING ORDER
47000 MILES FROM NEW
MOT IS UNTIL END OF MARCH 2012 BUT IS BOOKED IN NEXT WEEK AND WILL HAVE A FULL YEAR BY END OF AUCTION
TAXED UNTIL END JULY 2012
BITS LEFT TO DO
ENGINE COMPARTMENT NEEDS PAINTING
PAINT HAS CRACKED SLIGHTLY AROUND THE BADGE - I DO HAVE SOME SPARE PAINT I CAN LET YOU HAVE
VIEWING WELCOME BEFORE AUCTION END
ONLY SELLING AS I HAVE A NEW PROJECT
CASH ON COLLECTION - NO PAYPAL ON THIS ITEM PLEASE
I'm worried about his next project ....... a LE-GT, Jubilee or a US-LE ?
I agree Rob.....what a waste :@
Stunning looking car, but he should have kept it original and possibly got more money for it. Still, each to their own I suppose:|
stunning apart from the engine bay which is a bronze colour for some strange reason:o -go well with white though I guess :D:D:D:D:D
Of course, he tells everyone in his description that the engine bay still needs doing? Why go to all the trouble of changing the colour of the car and not do the engine bay?:D
Why go to all the trouble of changing the colour of the car and not do the engine bay?
probably just as minor oversight on his part but it makes you wonder what else might have been missed ;);):o
More likely to be because its a major job to do the engine bay properly,with all the stripping down involved:@
maybe he should have left the whole car bronze then rather than just the engine bay ;):D
Well, I would have done because I like to keep old cars as original as possible, but how sad is that?:(
I wouldn't have changed the bumpers either, there are plenty of chrome bumpered cars around (and they have overriders ) without spoiling a later one,:(
Having said that, my first MGB (KPB 940 C) was old english white, albeit with black interior,so I really like the way it looks.:o It's just a pity that he didn't start off with a white, chrome bumpered one.