On Mon, 31 Mar 1997, Brian Foster wrote:
> I went to look at that early 1970's MGB GT in Southern California
> posted on the list a couple of days ago and I have some questions:
>
> 1) rust is pretty bad in the rocker panels making the car
> non-recoverable I fear (there appears to be a box section behind the
> outer sill -- if that's true, then the outer portion of the box is
> gone). However, the car must have been built very near the 250,000th B
> to come off the line. What was the VIN# of the 250,000th car? I
> assumed it would be GH_5UB250101... but maybe I am missing the VIN
> sequence. This car had a badge on the passenger side that commemorates
> the 250,000th B.
>
> 2) Secondly, the MG was a bright Orange. Can anyone tell me what the
> official MG name for this color is?
>
> 3) If I decide to buy the car, it may be only salvageable for parts. I
> need the head and interior if I do this. So... is anyone interested in
> the rest of the car? The rest of the metal panels are actually very
> good. It appears the car suffered from road salt in Massachusetts so
> only the bottom of the rockers is bad. The inner boxing and structure
> is excellent (1 of the fenders is off).
>
> I get the digest version, so please reply directly to me.
>
> Brian
> brian_foster@smtpgate.tais.com
>
>
I hate to see any car get junked. Actually, it sounds as if this car is
well worth fixing. Rocker rust need not be terminal. All the parts are
available, and the work is not too daunting for a talented do it
yourselfer.
Ray Gibbons Dept. of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Univ. of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT
gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu (802) 656-8910
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