MGB Roadster MkIII Rally Car

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It is perhaps the most popular sports car ever made and brought the Swinging Sixties cool of two seaters within reach of the average driver for the first time.

But it wasn’t just its stylish elegance that made waves. The MGB two-seater monocoque design was torsionally stiff and somewhat ahead of its time. It was safe, fun to drive and comfortable at a time when sports cars weren’t, while simple robust components made it practical, reliable and, importantly, profitable to build.

And it even made waves in motorsport, being the only single car ever to win its Class at the Le Mans 24 Hour race (1963) and the Monte Carlo Rally (1964), a pretty remarkable achievement for a car that your granny could drive. An MGB also won the world’s longest ever motor race, the 84 Hour Nurburgring Marathon de la Route (1966) because it just kept going while Ferraris, Porsches and other exotics gradually failed. It’s glamorous (James Bond used one), while at the same time classless and restrained.

Dating from April 1977, this purposeful looking Roadster has been created as an homage to 7 DBL, the immortal MGB Roadster that was driven to a class win in the 1964 Monte Carlo Rally by twin brothers Don and Erle Morley. It was built as a fast road / rally car by Shropshire County Classics which included: a full body restoration with Sebring panels and Perspex headlight covers; respray in Tartan Red and Old English White; rebuilt fast road engine (in 2009); 4-speed overdrive gearbox; uprated suspension; hard top and new soft top; Safety Devices roll cage; leather interior; Mota-Lita steering wheel; fire extinguisher and Minilite-style alloys.

Said to drive beautifully with an MOT until June 2016 and showing some 61,000 miles on the clock which the vendor believes is most likely genuine, it comes with a box full of invoices and lots like a lot of car for a very modest outlay.