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Rare 1969 MGC-GT British Racing Green with black leather. 2 door coupe

Sale price: £14,700.00 make an offer

Sale type: Fixed price listing

Technical specifications, photos and description:

Year:
1969
Doors:
2
Mileage:
8,622
Engine:
2912 cc
Previous Owners:
8
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Rare 1969 MGC-GT British Racing Green with black leather. 2 door coupe for sale

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The last of the few!

Rare 1969 MGC-GT British Racing Green with black leather. 2 door coupe

A classic British sports coupe at a reasonable price.

 

Matching numbers (Chassis and engine numbers are the same as when they left the factory in 1969).

Heritage certificate confirming authenticity.

British Racing Green body colour is the original colour – confirmed by the Heritage certificate.

Only 4. 57 MGCs were built in GT form. There are only 1784 left on the roads (Source: https://www. howmanyleft. co. uk/vehicle/mg_c_gt) fewer still in original BRG colour with Webasto roof.

 

·         Chrome 15” wire wheels·         2. 9l straight six engine·         New brakes all round·         12 month MOT with no advisories·         Manual gearbox·         Fitted options: Webasto sunshine roof and a heater·         Spax shocks have been fitted to significantly improve the handling. ·         Right Hand Drive·         Just driven it to the Lakes and back with no issues. Very reliable. Maintains good oil pressure and water temperature·         Major restoration in the 1996 and a large history file.   The paintwork is still very fresh and turns heads wherever it goes!·         Originally sold and registered in the Isle of Man by Athol Garages and brought back to the mainland UK in 1980. where it was registered with a UK plate (LTU 221G). ·         £0 Road tax as it's classed as an ‘Historic Vehicle'·         Converted to 2 x 12v batteries so it starts on the button. ·         Garaged

·         Viewing is highly recommended and any inspection welcome

Happy to answer any questions. just ask! You can message via ebay or call my mobile 07792 793683.

Cash or bank transfer on collection please

 

Background to the MGC:

The MGC was a 2912 cc. straight-6 version of the MGB sold from 1967 and produced until August 1969 [19] with some sales running on into 1970. The car was given the model code ADO52. It was intended as a replacement for the Austin-Healey 3000 which would have been ADO51 but in that form never got beyond the design proposal stage. The first engine to be considered was an Australian-designed six-cylinder version of the BMC B-Series but the production versions used a 7 main bearing development of the Morris Engines designed C-Series that was also to be used for the new Austin 3-litre 4-door saloon. In the twin SU carburettor form used in the MGC the engine produced 145 bhp (108 kW) at 5250 rpm. [20] The body shell needed considerable revision around the engine bay and to the floor pan. but externally the only differences were a distinctive bonnet bulge to accommodate the relocated radiator and a teardrop for carburettor clearance. It had different brakes from the MGB. 15 inch wheels. a lower geared rack and pinion and special torsion bar suspension with telescopic dampers. Like the MGB. it was available as a coupé (GT) and roadster. An overdrive gearbox or three-speed automatic gearbox were available as options. The car was capable of 120 mph (193 km/h) and a 0–60 mph time of 10. 0 seconds. [20]

 

The heavy engine (209 lb heavier than the 1798 cc MGB engine) and new suspension changed the vehicle's handling. and it received a very mixed response in the automotive press. The MGC was cancelled in 1969 after less than two years of production. Today the car is considered very collectible and the main causes of the poor reputation relating to handling have in the main been overcome by better tyres and subtle modification of suspension settings. Simple tuning of the under-developed straight six is also common and simple modifications to head. exhaust and cam release approx 30 per cent more power and torque than original.

At the time of the car's launch the manufacturers stated that the Austin-Healey 3000 would continue to be offered as a parallel model priced on the domestic market at £1. 26. compared to the MGC's £1. 02. [21]

In 1967 HRH Prince Charles took delivery of an MGC GT (SGY 766F). which he passed down to Prince William 30 years later. [22]

More info here: http://www. mgownersclub. co. uk/mg-guides/mg/mgc-gt

 

Also published at eBay.co.uk

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Comments and questions to the seller:

from Philip Frogg, dated 20 may 2018
Hi, is this car still for sale ?

regards Philip.


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