Re: MGB ownership longevity
Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2020 8:31 pm
Randy Forbes wrote:
> Mine has been a somewhat convoluted ownership history through the years, with
> numerous MGBs...
>
> 1) 8/73 bought a new '73 MGB (GHNUD 315377) sold mid-1975
> 2) 11/74bought a '67 parts car, I didn't know it was a completely different car!
> (GHN3L 128643) parted out '75
> 3) 9/76 bought a '66 MGB in San Francisco (GHN3L 74422) parted out '77
> 4) 6/77 bought a '67 MGB in San Francisco (GHN3L 88709) parted out 1985 (made two
> round trips from SF to New Orleans)
> *) April 1, 1978 bought an Austin-Healey in SF (BN6L/942) I STILL HAVE THIS ONE,
> ALMOST 42 YEARS!
> 5) 1979 acquired '72 MGB GT as a rust free parts car (GHN5UD unknown #) parted out
> '90
> 6) 1979 bought '67 MGB GT spun a rod bearing before making it a few miles home (GHD3L
> unknown#) sold '80 (w/fresh engine)
> 7) 7/82 bought '73 MGB GT (GHD5UD 290605) totaled__it, and nearly me__May 5, 1983
> 8) 6/83 bought '72 MGB GT (GHD5UC 268193) sold for parts '00
> 9) 3/88 bought 1-owner/non running '74-1/2 MGB GT (363277) last seen in my ex-garage
> October 2000 (on google st view)
> 10) 3/89 given '68 MGC GT Auto/non running (GCD1U 3008) sold for parts '00
> 11) 6/90 traded for '73 MGB GT (GHD5UD 306986) turned out that a friend's brother
> bought it new! sold for parts '00
> 12) 6/90 bought '80 MGB (GVVDJ ZAG 506097 sold for parts '00
> 13) 6/90 bought '73 MGB (GHN5UD 312228) sold for parts '00
> 14) 7/90 bought '72 MGB (GHN5UC 290515) sold for parts '00
> 15) 3/91 bought '71 MGB GT (GHD5UB 255937) w/blown 215 V8, swapped in 3.8 V6; last
> seen @ ex-garage 10/00
> 16) 7/93 bought '68 MGB (GHN4U 139182) nice solid car, built for ex-wife; last seen @
> ex-garage 10/00
>
>
> There were also a few (3) Midgets scattered in there, a couple running, but I never
> put them on the road; 2 went to an SCCA racer and the 3rd stayed in my ex-garage just
> to run around on the property 10/00.
> There was also a 2nd BN6 that turned out to be a twisted & rusty mess; I've kept
> only the usable mech. bits from it.
>
> So, what am I doing here, not currently being an MGB owner you ask? Well after a
> nearly two (<2) decade hiatus, and thinking I've got one (>1?) good car build
> left in me, I'm in negotiations to collect a 1967 MGB GT! I expect to find the lower
> 8" of it rusted out, but when compared to the last MGB (GHN3L 938) I did a rust
> remediation on, I am far, far better equipped and have developed more skills since
> then. I want to apply them to this '67 BGT, and to atone for all my previous
> modification sins, I'm planning on a faithful to stock restoration of this one.
>
> 17) ?/?? I am currently working on getting an early (pre-reverse lamps) 1967 MGB GT
> w/ovd shipped to me...
>
> For the last twenty (<20) years, I suppose you could accuse me of going over to
> the dark side__NO, no, I didn't start buying Triumphs__I've been driving a couple of
> BMW M Roadsters (a '99 & '01) and about six (6) years ago, added an M Coupe (with
> a twinscrew supercharged engine) to the fleet. Switching between an M Rdstr & M
> Coupe is as natural (to me) as when I owned both an MGB and a BGT. So that's some of
> my story ;)
Nice post Randy
Welcome back from the dark side 😉
I’ve often thought of buying a BMW Z3 but resisted the temptation 😇
> Mine has been a somewhat convoluted ownership history through the years, with
> numerous MGBs...
>
> 1) 8/73 bought a new '73 MGB (GHNUD 315377) sold mid-1975
> 2) 11/74bought a '67 parts car, I didn't know it was a completely different car!
> (GHN3L 128643) parted out '75
> 3) 9/76 bought a '66 MGB in San Francisco (GHN3L 74422) parted out '77
> 4) 6/77 bought a '67 MGB in San Francisco (GHN3L 88709) parted out 1985 (made two
> round trips from SF to New Orleans)
> *) April 1, 1978 bought an Austin-Healey in SF (BN6L/942) I STILL HAVE THIS ONE,
> ALMOST 42 YEARS!
> 5) 1979 acquired '72 MGB GT as a rust free parts car (GHN5UD unknown #) parted out
> '90
> 6) 1979 bought '67 MGB GT spun a rod bearing before making it a few miles home (GHD3L
> unknown#) sold '80 (w/fresh engine)
> 7) 7/82 bought '73 MGB GT (GHD5UD 290605) totaled__it, and nearly me__May 5, 1983
> 8) 6/83 bought '72 MGB GT (GHD5UC 268193) sold for parts '00
> 9) 3/88 bought 1-owner/non running '74-1/2 MGB GT (363277) last seen in my ex-garage
> October 2000 (on google st view)
> 10) 3/89 given '68 MGC GT Auto/non running (GCD1U 3008) sold for parts '00
> 11) 6/90 traded for '73 MGB GT (GHD5UD 306986) turned out that a friend's brother
> bought it new! sold for parts '00
> 12) 6/90 bought '80 MGB (GVVDJ ZAG 506097 sold for parts '00
> 13) 6/90 bought '73 MGB (GHN5UD 312228) sold for parts '00
> 14) 7/90 bought '72 MGB (GHN5UC 290515) sold for parts '00
> 15) 3/91 bought '71 MGB GT (GHD5UB 255937) w/blown 215 V8, swapped in 3.8 V6; last
> seen @ ex-garage 10/00
> 16) 7/93 bought '68 MGB (GHN4U 139182) nice solid car, built for ex-wife; last seen @
> ex-garage 10/00
>
>
> There were also a few (3) Midgets scattered in there, a couple running, but I never
> put them on the road; 2 went to an SCCA racer and the 3rd stayed in my ex-garage just
> to run around on the property 10/00.
> There was also a 2nd BN6 that turned out to be a twisted & rusty mess; I've kept
> only the usable mech. bits from it.
>
> So, what am I doing here, not currently being an MGB owner you ask? Well after a
> nearly two (<2) decade hiatus, and thinking I've got one (>1?) good car build
> left in me, I'm in negotiations to collect a 1967 MGB GT! I expect to find the lower
> 8" of it rusted out, but when compared to the last MGB (GHN3L 938) I did a rust
> remediation on, I am far, far better equipped and have developed more skills since
> then. I want to apply them to this '67 BGT, and to atone for all my previous
> modification sins, I'm planning on a faithful to stock restoration of this one.
>
> 17) ?/?? I am currently working on getting an early (pre-reverse lamps) 1967 MGB GT
> w/ovd shipped to me...
>
> For the last twenty (<20) years, I suppose you could accuse me of going over to
> the dark side__NO, no, I didn't start buying Triumphs__I've been driving a couple of
> BMW M Roadsters (a '99 & '01) and about six (6) years ago, added an M Coupe (with
> a twinscrew supercharged engine) to the fleet. Switching between an M Rdstr & M
> Coupe is as natural (to me) as when I owned both an MGB and a BGT. So that's some of
> my story ;)
Nice post Randy
Welcome back from the dark side 😉
I’ve often thought of buying a BMW Z3 but resisted the temptation 😇