General MG I may be returning to the MG fold...

[drooartz]

A series of unfortunate events (including a motorcycle crash I thankfully walked away from) has had me doing some thinking and recalculating what is important to me. As a result, the bike -- once repaired -- will be going to a new home. As I don't want to miss the next few driving seasons while I finish Penny Bugeye's restoration I started browsing around locally for something 4-wheeled and interesting to me.

Well, I expect to arrive at a deal later on today. Assuming it gets done, I'll post some pics and details. You'll understand my interest in this when you see pics. :grin:

 

[HealeyRick]

Hope you're coming over to the "Dark Side" with a V8 or V6 "B"

 

[drooartz]

No Dark Side for me, no matter how tempting.

 

[drooartz]

The deal has been agreed upon, so I can reveal details. 1967 MGB GT, right hand drive, with overdrive. Almost bought this car last year at this time from a seller in Colorado, but decided I didn't want a GT then. In an example of small worlds a fellow local to me wound up buying it so I had a chance to see it up close. When he decided to sell it I got interested again. My recent motorcycle crash got me reconsidering some priorities, so I pursued it and we arrived at a deal.

I now have to sign a contract with my wife that I won't buy or sell anything else for 10 years. Fair enough. :grin:

It's a solid car, though not without some issues. Still, it runs and drives with great oil pressure and the body is sound. This will be a driver with minimal money allocated, so it'll get new tires all around and that'll have to be it other than maintenance and repairs until Penny Bugeye is finished.

 

[HealeyRick]

I now have to sign a contract with my wife that I won't buy or sell anything else for 10 years. Fair enough. :grin:

Living proof that a man will say or do anything to get laid or buy a new car. Looks like a nice B and we all know you were powerless to resist once you saw it was RHD.

 

[WillR]

Nice find. have you ever REALLY left the fold? Im very glad you walked away from the wreck, those can be a real roll of the dice. Luckely the only time I laid a Bike down was at slower speeds when I didnt see the gravel and my front slid out. When I get my motor back together Utah canyons here we come! Though I dare say you will be rolling with a lot more style sir.

 

[drooartz]

Living proof that a man will say or do anything to get laid or buy a new car. Looks like a nice B and we all know you were powerless to resist once you saw it was RHD.

We do what we have to do sometimes...

And yes, there was noway I could resist. Ah well, will be nice to play with a non-convertible for a change.

 

[drooartz]

Nice find. have you ever REALLY left the fold? Im very glad you walked away from the wreck, those can be a real roll of the dice. Luckely the only time I laid a Bike down was at slower speeds when I didnt see the gravel and my front slid out. When I get my motor back together Utah canyons here we come! Though I dare say you will be rolling with a lot more style sir.

I admit that the role-of-the-dice bit got me thinking pretty seriously.

Lots of good drives down here, get that B together and I'll show you around.

 

[AN5Sprite]

Oh man.... Congrats to you! The car and the contract sound like wins to me.

 

[drooartz]

Thanks, Steve. The deal with myself when I decided to pursue this car was that I had to be committed to keeping it and the Bugeye for a long time.

 

[Mickey Richaud]

Drew! You are gonna love that thing! Good on ya!

 

[drooartz]

Thanks, Mikey. I really do hope it all turns out well.

Going over to pick the car up after work today, so I'll have a few more pictures to post. It's definitely a 20-footer, but that's just fine by me. First thing I need to do is find someone who can handle wire wheels, as the tires are a bit on the bald side.

 

[JPSmit]

Drew, I'm speechless. :grin:

 

[drooartz]

Drew, I'm speechless. :grin:

Speechless-ish I think. :grin:

The GT is my motorcycle replacement, gives me something to drive for the next couple years while I'm restoring Penny. I don't want to rush the Bugeye work, but I also don't want to be without something to drive for those years. I know myself well enough to know I need to be able to take a break from the restoration work and go for a drive. The bike was to be that outlet, but a little post-crash soul searching means I'm done with that activity.

 

[Brinkerhoff]

Its the right color , good choice. OD is nice , my 69 has it. The rh drive is kinda cool but you might tire of it quicker than you think , esp. when you keep climbing in the other side by mistake !

 

[drooartz]

Its the right color , good choice. OD is nice , my 69 has it. The rh drive is kinda cool but you might tire of it quicker than you think , esp. when you keep climbing in the other side by mistake !

My last MGB (had it 3 seasons, sold it last fall) was RHD, loved it. My Bugeye is RHD as well. After the first couple days it was completely natural to me. Though after driving my old B for a week once I did get in on the wrong side of my regular daily driver. Wife got a good laugh out of that.

It's my particular little quirk when it comes to these cars. Ah well, so it goes. :grin:

 

[PAUL161]

Though after driving my old B for a week once I did get in on the wrong side of my regular daily driver. Wife got a good laugh out of that.

It's my particular little quirk when it comes to these cars. Ah well, so it goes. :grin:

Reminds me when we were in England last. Wife and I went out for lunch at a pub in the country, when we came out, yes you guessed it, I jumped in the left side and for a second was lost wondering where the wheel was! And yes, like your wife, mine laughed like crazy! All women are like that I guess. Very embarrassing, as there was a crowd of people in the parking lot. :highly_amused: PJ

 

[drooartz]

Had to postpone the car pick up tonight due to snow. Yes, snow. Brrrrrr!

Did give this to my wife tonight, and yes I do mean it. She's a good woman.

 

[Mickey Richaud]

Um... somebody better check his math... :smirk:

Nice gesture, though!

 

[Rut]

Drew,
the Tunebug was 'one of those cars' along with Whitefrog and Miss Agatha that helped push me over the Bugeye hump and I ended up buying Scarlet as my first restoration project. I read with interest when you bought your B and became acutely aware of the size of my Bugeye after hip surgery. I looked for a TR4a and drove a few TR6s, but they were as confining as my Bugeye due to them shrinking over the years or me getting bigger and I no longer fit like I did in the 60s and 70s. I found an MGB locally for a good price and pulled the trigger knowing the engine needed a rebuild. I fit really well in the car and look forward to driving it in the near future as I continue to work on the Bugeye. I'm still up in the air about the RHD conversion, but it have all the parts reconditioned and ready to go.
Rut