MGB: Are you in the market for a new B? Check this one out...

I was browsing through ebay when I ran into this...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/MG-MGB-B-1962-MG-B-FACTORY-LIGHTWEIGHT-SEBRING-RACE-CAR_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ39Q3a1Q7c66Q3a2Q7c65Q3a10Q7c240Q3a1318QQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem260298346002QQitemZ260298346002

I just saw this car racing at Laguna Seca last March. Took a few photos in the paddock. Very, very cool car.

Very nice car. Took pics of it last March. I saw it againin August at an auction in Monterey. Didn't sell then. It is the real deal...but 100G's?

Nice! I think 100grand is going to be tough sleddin though especially in light of the current economy or should I say no economy. I'm curious to see what happens at Barret Jackson with the situation we're in.

Absolutely gorgeous.

That car has one hellavu pedigree!

IF the history is as presented, I wouldn't have washed the car, let alone 'restored' it.

I agree with Jim Underwood,.. what economy??? Well, Barrett Jackson is due in the middle of October and we will be able to see just how much the economy is affecting the collector car market , peoples' overall expectations of appreciation and the amount of money left to buy toys.

I predict Barrett-Jackson will be same as always. The players there are in a much different league from the rest of us. :)

I'm not much up on the Sebring cars, but I did have to wonder, after looking at this very nice car, where the Sebring fairings were that we see marketed?? I assume they must have been something that came later??

Seconding Bob's question and wondering about the exhaust set up. I'm surprised to see a muffler of that size.

He's high for thinking he'll get that much money - take another hit dude - then re-structure the sales price.

But it does come with stuff in writing. :)

...and the remains of John Thornley in small vase in the passenger footwell.

I think $100K is completely fair for it. Pay to restore a "regular" MGB to this standard and it would exceed $50K - halfway to the sale price and without the provenance of this car.

I still think he's high - what fool would pay that much for an MGB when you could get one for 90% less or more - restore it yourself and it would look damned good. My engine bay looks better than the 100K bay!

And you could have spent less money for a better car than an MGB, but you didn't. I see nothing wrong with paying a solid amount of money to own a piece of automotive history. If provenance had no value, then the original Mona Lisa would be no more valuable than a copy.

Additionally, looks have nothing to do with the reason someone will buy the Sebring MGB in question. It's about history. I'm sure you love your car, but it has no such history, nor does it have an aluminum body and factory competition parts, nor has it been prepared or driven by legendary people from the racing scene. Saying you could get a good facimile of that car for 90% less is absurd since the very reason for owning it has nothing to do with what it looks like!

Personally I would be proud to own the MGB in question, but I don't have $100K burning a hole in my pocket.

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