Besides the "pillow", the dash also featured much smaller instrument faces,
and the access to the back of the dash was very tight. This plastic panel is
usually in pretty bad shape, so that is one more thing to deal with.
Each of these model years (68-69-70) had one or more "one year only" quirks
that make it more complicated to work on (although some consider that part
of the fun).
--
Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the primer red one with chrome wires
on 12/23/10 5:41 PM, Larry Daniels at ladaniels@sbcglobal.net wrote:
> Thanks to all who responded -- both on-list and off. Some good points were
> made on both sides.
>
> Larry
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Root
> Sent: Thursday, December 23, 2010 7:30 PM
> To: Larry Daniels
> Cc: mgs@autox.team.net ; Don
> Subject: Re: [Mgs] MGBs
>
> It was the first years with emission controls. Air pump etc.
>
> It's another of those ridiculous things that people try to separate cars of
> negligible difference.
>
>
> On Dec 23, 2010, at 6:54 PM, Larry Daniels wrote:
>
>> Don, or anyone else, why are the 68-70 Bs treated like the ugly
>> step-child?
>> I'm not overly well-versed on the differences.
>>
>> Larry
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Don
>> Sent: Thursday, December 23, 2010 4:51 PM
>> To: mgs@autox.team.net
>> Subject: [Mgs] MGBs
>>
>> Looks like Keith Martin of Sports Car Market fame shares my love of
>> MGBs. In the article linked below he says he wants to purchase three
>> MGBs for a family pilgrimage to the MG meet in Reno.
>>
>> However, I think he is dreaming if he thinks he can find a steel-dash
>> B that is in good shape for $5,000. He wants to find three MGBs for
>> a total of cost of under $15,000. Says he wants 1963-67 or '71-'74
>> . He may find '71-'74 Bs for that price, but not an early one if it
>> is in decent shape.
>>
>> I have been searching for an early MGB for some time now, and if I
>> found a nice one for less than $10,000 I would feel very lucky.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> []
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