just to show that there are no absolutes, i found my 73 highly original with
minimal rust mgb in the local paper.
it was under "MG"
sorry - couldn't resist :-)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Councill, David" <dcouncill@msubillings.edu>
To: "MG List" <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 4:02 PM
Subject: RE: Finding a B
>I know here in Montana (northern US), MGBs are very scarce and the last
> time I saw one for sale was several years ago for one that was
> disassembled ("project car"). Having said that, the last time I was able
> to buy a MG locally was in 1983.
>
> I have since bought 2 project MGBs (my 72, son's 65) on eBay which
> involved having to drive about 1000 miles to Kansas to get them. My
> 67BGT was bought a few years earlier using the classified ads on
> www.mgcars.org.uk - perhaps ironic in that I used a UK site to locate a
> car in Colorado, about 500 miles south of here. It was also a good match
> as it had not been running in ten years, rust was minimal, and it did
> not require a lot of work to get it roadworthy. The previous owner could
> not drive it because it would not pass Colorado emission standards. Just
> what I was looking for.
>
> So you may need to travel some distance to get one. Gone are the days
> when you could look in your local newspaper's classified ads under a
> specific MG heading. But now with the Internet, it is still not too hard
> to locate one using eBay, the site I mentioned above, and other classic
> car sites that I don't recall right now.
>
> David Councill
> 67 BGT
> 72 B
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-mgs@Autox.Team.Net [mailto:owner-mgs@Autox.Team.Net] On
> Behalf Of Desmond Mullen
> Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 2:43 PM
> To: MG List
> Subject: Re: Finding a B
>
> It seems like there's always a steady supply of all "levels" of MGB on
> eBay.
> From rusty parts cars to "restored", there's always a bunch and the
> prices
> don't seem prohibitive. That's where I got my '78 - a runner in decent
> shape
> with new top and paint for $3000. I use it as a daily driver and it's
> great.
>
> -DM
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