MGB Roadster MkIII

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For the first twelve years of its life the MGB rolled out of Abingdon equipped with the classic chrome bumper look, leather seats and mellow hues such as Mineral Blue, Primrose Yellow and Old English White.

By 1974 the MGB was well into its stride but needed updating to suit the more flamboyant buyer of the 1970s, the update being only hastened when the US Federal government decreed that all new cars had to be modified to meet impending crash protection laws.

As a result Marleyfoam rubber bumpers replaced the original items and although it is now common wisdom that this was a retrograde step, at the time they looked funky and modern compared to the old fashioned chrome (and they were styled by Allegro designer Harris Mann, don’t forget).

Other chassis changes included new stiffer springs and a deletion of the anti-roll bars – moves that seriously affected the MG’s handling. Small wonder, then, that the ‘mods’ were quickly revised only two years later for ’77 year cars. Admittedly, the lofty ride height remained, as did the big bumpers, but new anti-roll bars and a revised steering rack mostly returned the MGB back to its former standards

This 1975 MGB Roadster looks great in its Blaze coachwork and wears its Harris Mann bumpers with pride. Loaded with new parts and a really great interior, it comes with little in the way of invoices to prove what money has been spent but does have a handwritten note from the previous owner stating that the following parts were replaced: a new hood and frame set; a carpet set; a steering lock; four alloy wheels and Uniroyal tyres; seat covers together with new foam cushions; quarter-lights; door trims and a new starter motor.

The note also states that prior to his ownership the Roadster had the following; new front wings; new lower rear wings; new doors; new sills both inner and outer; plus a front suspension overhaul. The engine runs on unleaded fuel and it has polybushed rear suspension. Said to drive really well, JLC 589N comes with an MOT test until May 2016.