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1. tips evaluating '69 MGB (score: 1)
Author: "Roger Wilt" <rdwilt@pol.net>
Date: Wed, 10 May 2006 10:38:42 -0400
Hello Everyone, I will be evaluating a '69 MGB in the next 2 days to see if I want to add it to my stable. A friend at church knew I liked them and saw it in his friend's father garage. He said it lo
/html/mgs/2006-05/msg00073.html (7,661 bytes)

2. Re: tips evaluating '69 MGB (score: 1)
Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 10 May 2006 16:29:21 +0100
Get hold of a copy of Lyndsay Porter's "Guide to Purchase and DIY Restoration of the MGB" republished as "The MGB Restoration Manual". Contains a check-list of what to look for when buying, and a gui
/html/mgs/2006-05/msg00075.html (8,063 bytes)

3. Re: tips evaluating '69 MGB (score: 1)
Author: "Roger Wilt" <rdwilt@pol.net>
Date: Wed, 10 May 2006 22:35:25 -0400
Outstanding article. I did go look at the car. The owner said it ran just a few months ago but we couldn't get it started. Turned over easily. Had headligth but no turn signals. The only serious rust
/html/mgs/2006-05/msg00079.html (9,293 bytes)

4. Re: tips evaluating '69 MGB (score: 1)
Author: "oliver" <sumton@sbcglobal.net>
Date: Wed, 10 May 2006 22:05:52 -0500
there are no good surprises . . we Sills has and it for so
/html/mgs/2006-05/msg00080.html (10,239 bytes)

5. RE: tips evaluating '69 MGB (score: 1)
Author: "Gosling, Richard" <r.gosling@penspen.com>
Date: Thu, 11 May 2006 09:12:00 +0100
"...The owner said it ran just a few months ago but we couldn't get it Hmmm. I'd take what the owner said with a pinch of salt - it's his word against the evidence in front of you. Assume nothing. Ha
/html/mgs/2006-05/msg00081.html (10,872 bytes)

6. Re: tips evaluating '69 MGB (score: 1)
Author: Paul Root <ptroot@iaces.com>
Date: Thu, 11 May 2006 07:54:45 -0500
Rust, unknown engine, bad clutch (hopefully just hydraulic but be ready for a new clutch)... $1500 max. _______ Paul T. Root / __\ 1977 MGB / /|| \\ \ ||__// \_______/
/html/mgs/2006-05/msg00083.html (11,240 bytes)

7. Re: tips evaluating '69 MGB (score: 1)
Author: Dan DiBiase <d_dibiase@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 11 May 2006 06:28:14 -0700 (PDT)
Boy, sure doesn't sound like a $3,000 car to me...... Dan D Roger Wilt <rdwilt@pol.net> wrote: Outstanding article. I did go look at the car. The owner said it ran just a few months ago but we couldn
/html/mgs/2006-05/msg00084.html (9,750 bytes)

8. Re: tips evaluating '69 MGB (score: 1)
Author: Charles & Peggy Robinson <ccrobins@ktc.com>
Date: Thu, 11 May 2006 08:31:11 -0500
I wouldn't pay that much for it. CR
/html/mgs/2006-05/msg00085.html (8,005 bytes)

9. Re: tips evaluating '69 MGB (score: 1)
Author: "Roger Wilt" <rdwilt@pol.net>
Date: Thu, 11 May 2006 09:51:31 -0400
That has been the group consensus and appreciate everyone bringing me back to reality - quickly. These are often impulse purchases. I was excited about the prospect of a new project but was looking
/html/mgs/2006-05/msg00086.html (10,348 bytes)

10. Re: tips evaluating '69 MGB (score: 1)
Author: RampantNM@aol.com
Date: Thu, 11 May 2006 10:53:30 EDT
there are no good surprises . . we I agree. Assume anything you can't verify as good, is bad, and make an offer accordingly. Regards, Robert B. Houston 63 TR4 74.5 MGBGT 73 MG Midget b&Reminds me of
/html/mgs/2006-05/msg00088.html (8,601 bytes)

11. Re: tips evaluating '69 MGB (score: 1)
Author: RampantNM@aol.com
Date: Thu, 11 May 2006 10:56:49 EDT
I'm in Scotland, so I don't know so much about prices in the US, but I certainly wouldn't pay anything like $3000 for an MG with an engine I hadn't heard running, or that needs immediate welding. Con
/html/mgs/2006-05/msg00089.html (8,391 bytes)

12. Re: tips evaluating '69 MGB (score: 1)
Author: RampantNM@aol.com
Date: Thu, 11 May 2006 11:02:55 EDT
wouldn't pay that much for it. CR I bought the BGT I am re-doing for $250....But it looks like I will pay more for the parts car I just picked up. Regards, Robert B. Houston 63 TR4 74.5 MGBGT 73 MG M
/html/mgs/2006-05/msg00090.html (8,333 bytes)

13. re: tips evaluating '69 MGB (score: 1)
Author: "Roger Wilt" <rdwilt@pol.net>
Date: Thu, 11 May 2006 12:02:06 -0400
That has been the group consensus and appreciate everyone bringing me back to reality - quickly. These are often impulse purchases. I was excited about the prospect of a new project but was looking
/html/mgs/2006-05/msg00091.html (10,258 bytes)

14. Re: tips evaluating '69 MGB (score: 1)
Author: Hans Duinhoven <h.duinhoven@planet.nl>
Date: Thu, 11 May 2006 22:01:44 +0200
Yes there are Oliver!!! My last weekend visit from Europe to some listers in New England gave me lots of nice surprises. My second visit to these new guys was again an overwhelming experience. BTW -
/html/mgs/2006-05/msg00092.html (11,149 bytes)

15. RE: tips evaluating '69 MGB (score: 1)
Author: "Dodd, Kelvin" <doddk@mossmotors.com>
Date: Thu, 11 May 2006 13:20:32 -0700
Not true. I pulled the spare tire out of the last car I bought and discovered a $20 bill taped to the inside. I also found that the factory spare had never been on the ground, not bad for a 1980 car.
/html/mgs/2006-05/msg00093.html (7,970 bytes)

16. Re: tips evaluating '69 MGB (score: 1)
Author: Hans Duinhoven <h.duinhoven@planet.nl>
Date: Thu, 11 May 2006 22:50:25 +0200
I would not trust this old tire Kelvin! Could be o.k. for concours though, which is positive again. Cheers, Hans
/html/mgs/2006-05/msg00094.html (8,555 bytes)

17. Re: tips evaluating '69 MGB (score: 1)
Author: Max Heim <max_heim@sbcglobal.net>
Date: Fri, 12 May 2006 09:31:58 -0700
The spare in my 66 MGB was a Michelin X, and still had the liitle "feelers" and mold scruff in the tread. Needless to say, it was replaced before I was forced to use it. -- Max Heim '66 MGB GHN3L7614
/html/mgs/2006-05/msg00098.html (8,156 bytes)

18. Re: tips evaluating '69 MGB (score: 1)
Author: mgbnutt@aol.com
Date: Fri, 12 May 2006 12:59:01 -0400
Sounds like a good plan. See if you can get the price down. You never know what a seller is thinking. When i bought my 78 MGB a few years ago i don't remember if the previous owner even KNEW the las
/html/mgs/2006-05/msg00099.html (9,229 bytes)

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