So I get to work today, planning on finishing a brief (certiorari on a
zoning appeal; trust me, you don't want the gory details) when I get a
call from a buddy, asking if I want to look at some cars. He hauls me
out into the untamed wilds of west central Iowa, where we look at a mid-
to late 60's MGB, and a mid to late 50's Austin Healey (Healy?). Both
were parked in a orchard for untold numbers of years, and have the
attendant problems of rusting from the ground up.
The MGB is only worth parts; good windscreen, top frame, chrome, perhaps
the gauges, and the wire wheels. Some trim missing. Don't know if the
engine turns over. Non-OD gearbox. No floorboards, or lower wings.
Most of rockers gone. Sagging. Moss and other fungus everywhere.
The Austin is a bit better. I think its a 100-6 (body number begins with
BJN7, whatever that means). Engine looks complete, has OD switch on
dashboard. Gauges looked to be in decent shape. Has a hardtop with
curved plexiglass (plexi is out and lying inside, age-clouded). Bonnet
has been hacked up (removed a square piece at the leading edge for some
unknown reason). Some trim missing. No floorboards. Glass is starting
to cloud in the lower corners. Body doesn't seem to sag. Might be
salvageable by a really dedicated masochist.
Titles are probably not available.
If anyone has an interest, email me off list and I will look into it. I
suspect that these will go cheap.
Rich -- Council Bluffs, Iowa
'74.5 RB MGB "Miss Maggie"
'79 Midget "Miss Molly"
'86 Ford Crown Victoria LTD "BarcaLounger on Wheels"
richard.arnold@juno.com or rdarnold@neonramp.com
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