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Just scored a 1974 MGB chrome bumber (production date 11/73) with 31,000 miles on it! This will go hand in hand with my 74 1/2 rubber bumper. This was a total barn find! and in fantastic shape too, not much to having to restore it. Now I have 8, I knew if I bought enough of them I would get to the barn find. Time to get rid of some.
 
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Nice find (and of course we all want pictures)!

I thought once about getting rid of one. Wound up buying another instead...
 
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You lucky dog! Barn finds are the Holy Grail of Cardom.
I've never been so lucky when it comes to LBCs.
Three Cheers!
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Now...pics please. Got pics while it's dirty? Patina pics...
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Here is a pic of the car in my driveway. I should have taken pics at the ranch when I discovered the car, but it was really tight to get to with my truck and trailer. Still had to pull the car out and up a hill to get it on the trailer. I have not touched, washed or fixed anything yet in this pic. Barn Find
 
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Nice find. Looks quite clean from here.
 
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:thumbsup: :driving: :thumbsup:
 
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ITS ALIVE!!!!! Fired up the Barn Find today, yes indeady it needs a tuner upper, the carbs both leak gas. Now its time to get to work!
 

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aeronca65t said:
Nice! I think we could start a white MGB club (mine was langushing in a garage for 11 years, so sort of a barn find too).
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Oh oh oh can I join too?
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Mine parks some time in a storage shed. Kinda looks like a barn...
 
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Nice addition, Dave.

The longer I'm in this hobby, the more I seem to like MGBs. Great car, great history.

Keep us informed on the resto process, Dave.
 
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drooartz said:
aeronca65t said:
Nice! I think we could start a white MGB club (mine was langushing in a garage for 11 years, so sort of a barn find too).
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Oh oh oh can I join too?
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Mine parks some time in a storage shed. Kinda looks like a barn...
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My car has/had white wire wheels? Can I be an honorary member?!
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aeronca65t said:
Nice! I think we could start a white MGB club (mine was langushing in a garage for 11 years, so sort of a barn find too).
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I keep our MGB in the Buggy Barn w/ the Bugeye. I love to swing open the barn doors and say "Look what I found in here!".
Neither car was a barn find by me however.
You can see the "barn" we had built to blend in w/ the old
1800s cabin we restored. Just enough room for 2 LBCs and the necessary tools.
 

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David, you need a sign on the front of the buggy barn:

"Ye Olde LBCe Shoppe & Garage"
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Dave,

You wouldn't be the owner of a couple of Consul Capris,would you?

David,

Why do you have California plate(s) on your car?

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My Bride calls my garage ""The Little Shop of Horrors", I call it my "KINGDOM
 
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Alright now, I have replaced all the padding under the carpet and glued down padding with the heat shield type backing. Also got a bug up my but and started cutting out new panels for the doors, back panels, and kick panels. AND since I was at it, I decided to cut them all out in bulk, so now I can replace them on any more B's that I pick up. Time to start doing the upholstry thing. The only problem now is where to get seat upholstry without having to give up a child.
 
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Silverghost said:
David, you need a sign on the front of the buggy barn:

"Ye Olde LBCe Shoppe & Garage"
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Went with a 150 year old piece of wood from an old barn
and painted the name.
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The custom plates from Cali came with the car. I acquired the
same custom plates for the rear here in S.C.
S.C. doesn't use front plates.
The plate surrounds are from Speedwell UK.
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Nice find - she looks great!

CZ_Dave said:
Now I have 8, I knew if I bought enough of them I would get to the barn find. Time to get rid of some.
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No complaining until you are in double digits, then we can talk. :laugh:
 
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