[Mgs] MGB engine blocks

don don at napanet.net
Sat Jul 24 17:48:31 MDT 2010


>Now that I am retired, I am going through the car junk accumulation 
>of many years.  I have seven MGB blocks, all with rusty bores, some 
>with cranks still in them.  They were stored inside, but time takes 
>its toll.  Are these boat anchors?  I have MGB suspension pieces, a 
>complete rear end and misc. other junk.  How in the world does a 
>person figure out what to keep and what to discard?  I have a junk 
>man coming here on Monday, and I don't know whether to give 'em to 
>him for scrap or not.  Any advice as to what this stuff is worth, or 
>if it's worth keeping?
>Several years ago I had a yard full (well, 3 actually) of early 
>MGBs.  I sold them for next to nothing.  Now that I am older and 
>wiser (?), I want an early B roadster and
>they are scarce and expensive.  I regret selling them now.  Will I 
>regret throwing away old engine blocks?

Don Scott
Calistoga CA
2 MGs
1 TR
Misc. Japanese cars 


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