My dad and I just bought a 75 MGB (first ones with the rubber bumpers...) It's green with tan, and is a renovation project. Here's the skinny:
The good:
$400 from an old couple who no longer had the desire to restore her.
Frame, trunk, floors, sills and battery panels are rust free
Mechanical records show car was in good running order at the end of 2002, drivetrain was fully functional.
interior is in decent condition, tops as well.
The bad:
front and rear fenders are rusty, hood and trunk are as well.
No pressure on the clutch pedal (hhmm....)
engine bay is covered in surface rust
exhaust is gone
So.. Thoughts? Anything I should be checking for? I think I covered all of my bases looking for the bad spots, and it didn't show any of em. The frame looks super solid, as do the sills, and it looks like it could be prime for a renovation and mild resto.
The plan is to have the car drivable by mid summer, and to just clean the car up so it's presentable, and have some fun with it. Replace the bad panels, clean up the interior, and throw a few performance parts into the engine.
Over the winter, we'll hit up the body work, have it painted, and by next spring, have a super cool 2nd roadster. (first is my 96 mazda mx-5)
I can't wait!