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£5,000
1980 MGB 1798cc. Registration number GOA 827W. Chassis number GVADJ1AG518031. Engine number 37147.
One of the most successful sports cars Britain has ever produced, the MGB was a right-first-time design that changed little over the years. By the summer of 1980 however, the entire British Leyland conglomerate was in serious trouble. MGB sales had slowed and the Abingdon workforce had been on a three-day week for some time. Nevertheless, stocks of unsold cars continued to accumulate almost as fast as MG’s financial losses, leaving BL’s bosses with no option but closure. A consortium, headed by Aston Martin’s Alan Curtis, was formed with the intention of continuing MGB production. When the bid collapsed, MG’s plant at Abingdon, its home since 1929, was put up for sale in July 1980, though clearance of the stock of unsold cars would continue into 1981 and beyond. By the time of its sad demise, the MGB had enjoyed an eighteen-year production life and worldwide sales totaling in excess of 500,000 cars.
First UK registered in 1982, although declared manufactured in 1980, this Roadster has history going back to 2004 with the purchase of the "Stag" wheels, purchased in 2008 by a fastidious owner who detailed the work undertaken on it, in 2011 it was purchased by Peter Leech of Doncaster from a Wakefield Mercedes Benz dealer with 43,100 miles on the clock. The history continues with John Smith of Beverley purchases it from Philip Welch dealership at 43,434 miles, for £7,250. Our vendor purchased it from him.
Sold with the V5C, current 14/06/2021 MOT at 45,723 miles and a large history folder.
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