This car is a 1980 MGB whose official manufacture date (courtesy British Motor Industry Heritage Trust) was May 14 1980. It was shipped and sold through Continental Cars Inc West in St Louis MO. It was ordered by, and sold to, the owner of that dealership for his wife. It appears Richard is the fourth owner of the car. It spent its life in St. Louis and had just over 28,000 miles on it when Richard purchased it.

Richard purchased the car in October 2003, sight unseen (foolish him, he states), on eBay. As it turned out, he got a good car that was essentially all the seller said it would be (both in faults and strong points). Although the body was in good condition with original paint there were a number (23 year’s worth) of scratches and minor scrapes. It had the full compliment of emission control hardware fully operational as shipped from the factory. One does not usually see that on cars around here.

Since acquiring it last fall the emission control system has been "gutted" and a pair of SU carbs (HIF's) installed. The car was stripped of all trim, chrome, bumpers, etc and repainted. New carpets were installed in the cockpit and in the "boot" as was new webbing and foams in the seats. Although there is always more Richard would like to do, he is very happy with the car. He has yet to do something to modify the seats (lower them) so he doesn't look out over top of the windshield. That is one of the unique problems of being 6'5'' tall and owning LBC's!

Thanks Richard the car looks great!

 

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