15k: Restorad! 1970 MG MGB GT V8
This year we’ve found the internet to be surprisingly full of well modified versions of MG’s hartop MGB GT. For recap, you’ve seen the MGB GT-S Twin Cam, a nicely done MGB GT Rover V8 and late last year we found a lime green MGB GT 3.8L GM V6 Swap. It is important to point out that all three of those cars went for less than the sum of their parts — it seems that the MGB GT market is refreshingly free of the rampant speculation that plagues 911, 2002 & GTV markets as of late. Find this 1970 MG MGB GT V8
currently bidding for $10,100 reserve-not-met on eBay, located in Valencia, CA with 3 days to go. Tip from Patrick.
Nothing quite like taking photos of your hot rod parking in the middle of a multi-lane public road, squarely on top of freshly laid donut stripes on the pavement. Nothing to see here, just taking some photos officer, that isn’t rubber smoke in the air. A lot of money has been poured into this thing, anything you pay for this will be half the cost to build it…and that is money well spent.
Under the hood is a 331 cubic inch small block Ford V8 that has been built and modified to push out a respectable 425 horsepower on pump gas according to the seller. In the lightweight MGB chassis, this thing should be downright frightening, and the 11 second 1/4 mile numbers quote by the seller verify this fact.
Steering is accomplished via a Fast Cars Inc coilover setup that includes motor mounts for the Ford V8, plus a rack-and-pinion steering setup and a thick hollow sway bar. The inside has been given some new parts as well, it really looks ready to cruise down to your local car show and make some friends.
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Black plates, even.
This thing even gives my checkbook an erection.
Stock seats? You must be kidding. I'm gonna be watching where the bidding goes on this one, though.
Holy crap this thing is giving me goosebumps! Its totally awesome in all of the best ways and I wish I could snag it for myself. I love the body lines on these cars and without bumpers it has a real simple beauty. Great find here and it must be a real hootin' hollerin' riot to drive like a madman.
Am I misinterpreting something, or does anyone else think the "25.5" reference in the penultimate paragraph of the listing might infer a $25.5K reserve?
He mentioned that in reference to a possible trade value, so it may be at that price or near it. Seeing as it is already up to 15k, however, I'm not entirely sure that the number is too steep.
sfifoundation.com/drag-racing-chassis/
SFI Spec 25.5B Full Bodied Car Stock or Modified/OEM Floorpan and Firewall with OEM Frame or Uni-Body Construction – 7.50 to 8.49 Seconds; 3,600 lbs. Maximum
Effective Date: April 8, 2014
Ya know when you see a car and say "that's exactly how I would want it"?
So nice.
Not real black plates. Black plates have the letters first, then the numbers.
That, and it is a 1970. They stopped issuing black plates in '69. The 6 digit, numbers then letters is indicative of an early blue-plate.
That's freaky good knowledge, guys!
Sad fender flares are sad.
The MGB GT-S Twin Cam, ass a work of "art", this, not so much so…there appears to be a lot of cracks in the bondo around those rear lights, I wonder why. I like the gauges in this dash, can anyone tell me where this style of dash originates from ? I see that the MGB GT Rover V8, has a similar dash.
cheers…JeffH
…And it's on BaT. Those guys should just have an RSS feed from DT straight into theirs and save the trouble of writing something up.
Seriously, it's getting out of hand at this point.