Nice car and I hope he gets his price!

[terriphill]

Saw this on e-bay tonight...I hope he gets his price.

1971 MGB

 

[Steve_S]

If he gets his price, I'll eat my socks.

 

[rick_ingram]

We all have dreams.

Then reality comes and bites us.

 

[Scott_Hower]

Might get half of the opening price.

 

[PAUL161]

If he gets his price, I'll eat my socks.

DITTO!!

 

[DrEntropy]

....I wouldn't even TOUCH Steve's socks, Paul.

 

[Steve_S]

....I wouldn't even TOUCH Steve's socks, Paul.

You're a wiser man than you know...

 

[vping]

There's a great thread about this on another site. This is silly in the head if he thinks he'll get that much. What's with the red hoses and airpump?

 

[rick_ingram]

<snip> What's with the red hoses and airpump?

He has used a MGB sales brochure as "proof" that these came from the factory painted. What he doesn't realize is that most cars that were featured in sales brochures (by many manufacturers over the years) were "gussied up" to make them colourful and eye-appealing.

So, is it incorrect? No.

Is it correct? Kind of.

Is how how a majority of the cars exited Abingdon for release to the dealer/customer? No.

Bart's MGB is very nice example, although not 100% correct. But it certainly pleased the AACA judges.

A restoration of this extreme ***might*** bring big bucks if it was done to a 1962 through 1967 model (my opinion). The choice of a 1971 pillow-dash model is not exactly my choice into which sink a lot of time, money, and effort.

Unfortunately, Bart seems to be into the hobby more for the quest of "hardware" than for the love of the marque. ("Yes, there are no higher awards that it can win, so my interest has evaporated.")

:frown:

But then...that's what drives some enthusiasts....to each his own.

FWIW - YOMV

 

[ddrumman]

So, now we have 2 MGBs (75 & 71) on ebay with opening bids of $28,000 and $30,000 respectively. The 75's opening bid is also not enough to cover the "reserve".

I think that our Bs are finally getting their due......NOT.

Those guys are either on crack or have been under a rock. I shouldn't pass judgment, and at the same time I wonder why one would not check comps. It sounds like I've been doing too much Real Estate lately.

 

[Jack_Long]

Never say never - remember the TR4 that sold for $97,000 at Barrett-Jackson last year.

Or as Big Ed Baumstein says, "there's a butt for every seat".

 

[tony barnhill]

<snip> What's with the red hoses and airpump?

He has used a MGB sales brochure as "proof" that these came from the factory painted. What he doesn't realize is that most cars that were featured in sales brochures (by many manufacturers over the years) were "gussied up" to make them colourful and eye-appealing.

So, is it incorrect? No.

Is it correct? Kind of.

Is how how a majority of the cars exited Abingdon for release to the dealer/customer? No.

Bart's MGB is very nice example, although not 100% correct. But it certainly pleased the AACA judges.

A restoration of this extreme ***might*** bring big bucks if it was done to a 1962 through 1967 model (my opinion). The choice of a 1971 pillow-dash model is not exactly my choice into which sink a lot of time, money, and effort.

Unfortunately, Bart seems to be into the hobby more for the quest of "hardware" than for the love of the marque. ("Yes, there are no higher awards that it can win, so my interest has evaporated.")

:frown:

But then...that's what drives some enthusiasts....to each his own.

FWIW - YOMV

Granted its a beautiful car & I hope he gets his price...everytime I see photos of it, though, I always want to look at his sales brochure to see an engine compartment that left Abingdon gussied up (or maybe I should say 'gussied down') like that!

 

[PAUL161]

All joking aside, it is a beautiful restorationand and I too hope he gets his price. Looking at it from a purist standpoint though, I just can't figure why he would ruin it by painting hoses and some parts that were not originally painted. Could be the difference of winning or loosing a concourse judging.

 

[twigworker]

Re: The "red hoses". Sorry, but I guess I am one of those "retired mechanics with foggy memories" but I do distinctly remember that the cars came off of the trucks with the engines looking like they had been assembled and then dipped in red paint before stuffing them in their new home. Everything except the spark plugs and the manifolds were coated. If he really wanted to be accurate he should accelerate the pealing process on the rubber and chip away a little on the hose bracketing. That is the way they looked after about twenty minutes of running.

Also, I can't recall seeing a roadster with a map pocket in the right foot well. I just might have "the fog" on that one, but it seems like only the GTs came with pockets during the '69 through '72 time frame.

In other news...Gasoline has rocketed up about 25 or 30 percent over the past 12 or 18 months. If you use that as any sort of measure then the $12,000 to $14,000 "perfect" Bs that were for sale back then should perhaps be in the $16,000 to $19,000 bracket. Adding a tad for his being in "extremely perfect" shape and being uniquely in that condition $20,000 to $22,000 might be more in line today for this car.

I have mixed feelings about this whole price thing. Part of me says, go for it and let the market judge whether or not you are on the mark. On the other hand I also see Joe Six Pack seeing these numbers and getting the idea that his car is worth way too much money. That puts folks like us who just want to buy a decent project or parts car out in the cold until reality sets back in in the market.

Jack

 

[vping]

I have a map pocket on my 67BGT and my 74 BGT had one as well. My 74 roadster does not.

 

[PAUL161]

I've had my 72 since it was 10 years old, bought it from the original owner. It has a map pocket on the right kick panel. This is the original map pocket restored.

 

[rick_ingram]

I have a map pocket on my 67BGT and my 74 BGT had one as well. My 74 roadster does not.

All four of my MGs have map pockets in the passenger footwell.

 

[jlaird]

I like that map pocked. I bet AMCO made them as an after market item.

 

[vping]

Awesome looking interior Paul.

 

[tony barnhill]

Sorry, but I guess I am one of those "retired mechanics with foggy memories" but I do distinctly remember that the cars came off of the trucks with the engines looking like they had been assembled and then dipped in red paint before stuffing them in their new home. Everything except the spark plugs and the manifolds were coated. If he really wanted to be accurate he should accelerate the pealing process on the rubber and chip away a little on the hose bracketing. That is the way they looked after about twenty minutes of running.

Well, I know of at least 1 '79 MGB that came off the truck the way we all see them - MINE - because I was there!! & the original sales brochure (which I still have) shows it the way we all see them - no paint on hoses, air pump, etc!

The only thing the dealer changed to make the sale was he painted the hardtop to match the body, installed a luggage rack & switched the suspension out with a wire wheel car he had on the lot...next day when I went back to finalize the deal, my car was sitting in the shop with wire wheels & the other car was on the rack with no suspension!