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Description
1977 MGB Safari Trials Special
Fully prepared
and ready to go; successful MCC & ATCC Class 5 car; turn-key fun;
instant hobby; great father/daughter/mother/son bonding
opportunity!
Perhaps
not the prettiest MGB we have had the pleasure to offer, it is one of the most
purposeful and certainly better prepared than many.
Don’t be fooled by
the paint-job in Korma yellow, this bodywork is solid and the whole
car has been thoughtfully prepared with just one thing in mind -
trials.
A BMIHT Heritage Certificate tells us of a 1977 RHD Roadster
painted Sandglow (now Korma) which was delivered new to Cleveland Garages in St
Helier, Jersey (as was lot 38 in the sale today!). It came with Rostyle wheels
and overdrive.
A previous owner spent a lot of time investigating its
past, a full DVLA ownership list on file with plenty of older bills showing care
and attention over the years. Its previous owner had made a start converting it
for PCTs (Production Car Trials), used it a couple of times before parking it
under a tree.
Our vendor, an avid trials competitor himself in both
ancient and modern equipment spotted it languishing and persuaded his 15 year
old son to invest his hard earned savings into a father and son project, with
the view to having a season's fun and passing it on at the end.
Work
commenced repairing and preparing it, raising the car with a new set of rubber
bumper springs, fitting better lights, new fuel lines with E10 compliant pipes
to the tank which is now located in the boot for protection. Plates have been
put under the floor and the exhaust sited to give as much clearance as possible
and the handbrake is now hydraulic, again to keep the underside as clear and
clean as possible.
The car has been reinforced underneath, with new sills
added for more strength and a kit of everything needed to compete thrown in the
boot - to boot....This includes a compressor and air receiver for rapid
inflation of the tyres and two spares.
The tyres were replaced with the
most aggressive treads allowed in the class, which are still suitable for every
day driving, the car having proved utterly reliable and called on when the
family 'moderns' have given up the ghost. It is MOT exempt, although once back
on the road, it was taken for a new test to ensure all was fit and well. Its
last test expired in January this year showing no advisories.
Since then,
it has been driven to and from all events and has covered around 160 trials
sections with no mechanical failures whatsoever and lopes along nicely on the
road thanks to the overdrive.
Its first event was the 2021 North Devon
Motor Club Exmoor trial where it completed the course but was not in the awards.
They then completed the MCC Autumn Trial with father and son
driving, winning the best performance by an MG trophy. It then carried the team
to a Bronze award on the 2021 MCC Edinburgh, another outing to the 2022 MCC
Exeter and a 3rd in class at the MAC Clee Hill Trial. Its most recent event was
the full-blown MCC Lands End Trial where it finished, but sadly just out of the
awards.
Its not just a trials car though, as it would make the perfect
mount for an international rally such as the Mongol, The Crumball Rally, or
Paris Peking...
On the button, prepped and ready for more, there is no
other motorsport that can offer so much fun for so little outlay. Here we have
the perfect tool for a specific task, which is only for sale due to the
imminent arrival of the next project - involving a lads trip to France on
bicycles to collect and drive home the next instalment.
For more
information - contact [email protected]
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