Holy bob howdy have I found a deal or what?

"cletus44 aka Clayton Seams" (cletus44) 04/10/2015 at 20:38 • Filed to: None

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Ratty 1965 MGB for $275. I'm not missing a zero, that is a sub-$500 MG. What do you guys think? Seems like a screaming deal to me.

ly2v8-Brian > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 04/10/2015 at 20:41

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maybe this is the vodka, but wth why not NP

Alfalfa Romeo > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 04/10/2015 at 20:54

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I've seen a fair amount of $500-ish MGs, they've all had one thing in common:

No engine

Little to no interior

This had both, so I'm going to say NP.

someassemblyrequired > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 04/10/2015 at 20:59

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I see a lot more than $275 in parts. Wire wheels alone worth that and more.

RustedSprinter > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 04/10/2015 at 21:02

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Baja it.

JR1 > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 04/10/2015 at 21:04

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That engine does look to be cleanish. I remebr before you were mentioning you wanted something with the spirit of a Ferrari. A little MG might be the cure!

BaconSandwich is tasty. > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 04/10/2015 at 21:04

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Heck, for $250 worth of experience on wrenching on something you aren't afraid to break - nice price!

aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 04/10/2015 at 21:08

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that's a steal at that price with little to no body rust, although if its been sitting awhile with the top down/no top it'll need new floors

(but then again what 40 year old convertible doesn't need new floors

Sam > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 04/10/2015 at 21:21

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Worse comes to worse, it's probably worth that in scrap metal alone.

desertdog5051 > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 04/10/2015 at 21:59

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With wire wheels and a good convertible top frame, Cletus, you would be stupid to not jump on that. You are in Canada? I will be there if you don't take that.

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 04/10/2015 at 22:02

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Does it have floors? If it has anything resembling floors, and if the frame is only the kind of Swiss cheese with the small holes rather than the large ones, then NP all day.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 04/10/2015 at 22:43

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That's fantastic! I'd spend that on the wire wheels alone and I don't even have something to put them on!

pip bip - choose Corrour > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 04/10/2015 at 22:51

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do it.

someassemblyrequired > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms 04/11/2015 at 01:52

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Unibody, so tinworm is slightly more serious. However doglegs actually look pretty clean, which is usually where problems first appear on the exterior. If those are going, the sills are usually further along. Dogleg/sills are more of a pain than the floors since they are a box structure with an interior stiffener. Weird shutline on driver's side might indicate an issue but looks like it might be savable if the structure on the driver's side isn't compromised.

BaconSandwich is tasty. > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 04/11/2015 at 10:15

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I had a stupidly fun idea for this car:

Strip the paint, wire-brush finish and clear coat it. Put one of those shark mouth paint jobs on the front (like a Spitfire plane) and replace the engine with a 3-cylinder Ecoboost.

Just out of curiosity, where is this car located?

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > BaconSandwich is tasty. 04/11/2015 at 12:21

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Oakville Ontario

BaconSandwich is tasty. > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 04/11/2015 at 13:29

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Ah. That'd be a bit of a drive...

CaptDale - is secretly British > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 04/11/2015 at 14:38

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She cost me $500 about 5 years ago

Still under going restoration