Thanks to all who responded -- both on-list and off. Some good points were
made on both sides.
Larry
-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Root
Sent: Thursday, December 23, 2010 7:30 PM
To: Larry Daniels
Cc: mgs@autox.team.net ; Don
Subject: Re: [Mgs] MGBs
It was the first years with emission controls. Air pump etc.
It's another of those ridiculous things that people try to separate cars of
negligible difference.
On Dec 23, 2010, at 6:54 PM, Larry Daniels wrote:
> Don, or anyone else, why are the 68-70 Bs treated like the ugly
> step-child?
> I'm not overly well-versed on the differences.
>
> Larry
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Don
> Sent: Thursday, December 23, 2010 4:51 PM
> To: mgs@autox.team.net
> Subject: [Mgs] MGBs
>
> Looks like Keith Martin of Sports Car Market fame shares my love of
> MGBs. In the article linked below he says he wants to purchase three
> MGBs for a family pilgrimage to the MG meet in Reno.
>
> However, I think he is dreaming if he thinks he can find a steel-dash
> B that is in good shape for $5,000. He wants to find three MGBs for
> a total of cost of under $15,000. Says he wants 1963-67 or '71-'74
> . He may find '71-'74 Bs for that price, but not an early one if it
> is in decent shape.
>
> I have been searching for an early MGB for some time now, and if I
> found a nice one for less than $10,000 I would feel very lucky.
>
>
>
>
> []
>
>
> <http://www.sportscarmarket.com/columns/2764-the-rattling-road-to-reno>The
> Rattling Road to Reno
>
> My first car was a 1959 Bug Eye Sprite that I bought in 1966, on the
> day I turned 16 and got my license. The Bug Eye was just seven years
> old at the time. Today, we think nothing of buying a seven-yea...
>
> from the Wednesday, 22 December 2010 Issue of Sports Car Market magazine
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