1980 MGB Project Car
Price: -
Item location: Dedham, Massachusetts, United States
Description:
1980 MG MGB
Start Summer with an AWEsome NEW PROJECT! This is a beloved 1980 MGB that NEEDS LOVE.The car was restored professionally about 18 years ago, and has been cared for and enjoyed thoroughly ever since, up until the motor gave up a few years back. For the last 12 years it's been stored inside, and before it quit it was a daily driver.
Here's what it needs, that I know of:
Rear brake cylinder work (leaks on one side)
Interior work
A battery
Body work
Floor pan patching
Here's the story: It vented a piston, which I replaced. It also started the infamous and notorious head gasket leak thing, and I put a new head on it. I bolted the motor together again, adjusted everything and haven't had the time to get it running. The compression is great, there's no leak-down, it has a healthy spark and is getting gas. All I think it needs is a battery and some fresh gas, and if I do that and it's running, I'm going to do some basic cleanup and the price is gonna go up $500.
We moved to the North Shore, and the car is in Dedham, and I forgot to check the mileage, but I'm remembering it to be around 100,000 +, maybe 120K. I'll update the listing as soon as I can get back over there. We have a clean title.
It spent last winter outside with a cover and a tarp on it, and before the winter I put a spankin' new top on it. If I had a place to store it and work on it, I'd restore it myself and drive it for another 10 years, but, well, that's life.
Ready for a fun summer project? With a weekend's work you could have it on the road. With a few month's work you could have it pretty. My loss, your gain.
Vehicle Details:
- Condition: Used
- Make: MG
- Model: MGB
- Year: 1980
- Mileage: 120,000
- Vehicle Title: Clear Want to buy? Contact seller!