Hello John,
Don't get me going here!!! Of course there are MGBs worth every penny
of $10,500. Unfortunately if the car in question is "original" and only
has 5,000 miles on it, then that may very well be a liability. All the
rubber will probably need replacement. One of the worst things you can
do to these cars is not use them.
I would not let my 75 B go for less than $7,500 simply because that is
what it would take for me to get another car up to the same condition
and my car ain't no "Show Car". I know plenty of people who bought Bs
for $1,500 and $2,000 and two years later had dropped $10,000 into the
car. Most would do it again in a minute but some would rather cut to
the chase and buy someone elses already done or excellent original car
for the same money. I personally enjoy the restoration process and feel
that picking the color and materials to be used in a project, even if
you don't do the work yourself, is what make a car truely "yours". I'm
going all out on my 79 and am sure that it will not come out to less
than that $10,500 you think is astronomical. You know what? after that
one's done I'll get another project under way. I hope to have my 79
ready by NAMGBR/MGs of Baltimore Ltd.'s MG '98 in July.
Safety Fast, David Deutsch
You wrote:
>
> While reading the LA Times classifieds today, I saw an ad for a
>79 MGB with 5,000 miles on it for $10,500. The ad also proclaimed it
to
>be "one of the finest in the world". While the thought of an MGB in
>nearly new condition is intriguing, are there any MGB's worth $10,500?
>
>John Miller
>76 B
>
>PS: I have no desire to buy this car, so there is no need to try to
talk
>me off of the ledge.
>
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