- Car Location: New York
- For sale by 3rd owner
- 69000 original miles
- Manual transmission
- Reported to be numbers matching motor and transmission
- Owner reports the car was repainted at some point
- Black interior
- Snap on soft top reported to be in good shape
- Recently serviced
- Reported to be original wheels
The MGB is a two-door sports car from the British Motor Corporation (BMC) that was introduced in 1962 as the successor of the popular MG MGA sports car. Initially produced as a Roadster or Convertible, a fixed-head MGB GT model was also available. Cars such as the MGB were designed to embody the spirit of British open-top sports cars that featured rorty engines with modest displacement and power, and were most at home being hustled down a winding country road, where sustaining momentum was the name of the game. Hence this 1979 MG MGB Mark IV which we have on sale from New York with just 69,663 miles on the odo is the ideal ticket to owning a pert little British Roadster that will give you open-topped motoring thrills on the long and winding roads. On sale by its third owner, its reportedly a numbers-matching car.
Exterior and Interior
The quintessential British roadster features compact dimensions and most importantly, a convertible hood. This 1979 MG MGB Mark IV highlights all those features with its clean white body which the owner reports has been repainted at some point in its history. It rolls on a set of multi-spoke alloy wheels which are also reported to be original items, and features the snap-on soft top which is said to be in good shape. The interior embodies the pure motoring experience, with a bevy of gauges communicating the important information to the driver, a four-spoked sporty steering wheel and a wood-topped gear shifter. The windows are wind-up, as is the manually operated top. The car has a modern touch in the shape of a newer generation JVC radio/CD player with AUX input.
Engine
This MG MGB Mk IV features the 1,798cc B-series in-line four cylinder engine with a single Stromberg carburetor. Whilst UK-spec cars enjoyed dual carbs and around 94hp, but US-spec cars were subjected to the stricter emissions controls of the time, and thus had less power. The engine drives the rear wheels via a four-speed fully synchromesh manual gearbox. Braking is via discs at the front and drums at the rear.
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