Registration - CFR453V Chassis No. - GVGEJ1AG512232 M.O.T. - Odometer - 76,780 Built in the final year of MGB manufacture, ‘CFR 453V’ has been the subject of a partial restoration. The body has been treated to a number of inner and outer replacement panels; a new engine has been installed complete with electronic ignition; the braking system has been overhauled and the front suspension treated to new springs. Other items that have replaced include: the clutch, radiator, windscreen, windscreen wipers, front bumper, tailgate rams and under-bonnet insulation. A fresh digital radio and retracting aerial have also been added. The vendor now regards the engine as ‘excellent’, the transmission and black/grey cloth interior trim as ‘good’, and the bodywork and black paintwork as ‘average’. Currently displaying an unwarranted but thoroughly credible total mileage of 76,780, ‘CFR 453V’ is now being sold complete with a host of useful spare parts. Following its replacement of the MGA in 1962, the MGB was steadily updated during its 18-year reign. The MKII of 1967 brought a superior manual gearbox with revised ratios and synchromesh on all gears, as well as the option of a Borg Warner automatic unit. In 1969, Rostyle wheels replaced the previous pressed steel version for standard fit. With the MKIII derivative of 1972 came a new facia and improved heater. However, by far the biggest visual change in the car’s history occurred two years later, when steel reinforced rubber bumpers replaced the chrome ones and the ride height was raised by one inch in deference to the American market where 80 percent of MG B sales were made. By the time GT production ceased in October 1980, a total of 125,282 had been produced. In summary: • The subject of a partial restoration, with many new parts • One of the last of the breed – built in the final year of manufacture • Specification includes the desirable overdrive gearbox
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