MGB GT MkIII

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Every right minded enthusiast should have an MGB at some time in their life. It is at this point that they will appreciate that a classic doesn’t need to cost a fortune to run, break down all the time or be slow and uncomfortable.

These are just a few of the reasons why the model has remained so enduringly popular and before anyone dismisses them because of their popularity, they should own one first.

Built from 1963 until 1980 (and then returning by popular demand in RV8 form in 1998), over 520,000 left the Abingdon works, an astonishing 35,000 remaining registered with the DVLA to this day.

This bright yellow 1980 example has had just three owners from new. Its current keeper purchased it in 2012 with 72,000 miles on the clock and has hardly used it since.

The oldest of the nine MOT certificates on file dates from 1988 when it had covered an indicated 27,558 miles, later tickets showing diminishing use between tests, just 200 miles having been covered over the last seven years.

An old bill on file would suggest that some major restoration work has been carried out in the past, including fitting two good second hand front wings, black leather seats, electronic ignition and a new fuel pump.

MOTd until July 2016, this budget ‘B’ looks like an ideal rolling restoration, having the potential to turn into a nice, low-mileage example with relative ease.