I have ben interested in cars for a number of years, starting
with the restoration of my son's Beetle Convertible'71,
which was the very first attempt. This happened in the mid 80's
and my son thought he had bought something extremely valuable.
This proved to be totally wrong. The only strong part in the car
body was the paint. Stripping of the paint revealed a body which,
as it is said in the advertisments, needed a lot of "love
and attention"!
We worked hard and the VW at last looked like it had just left
the factory. I and my son learned a lot.
The MGB.
Moving to England in '85, meant getting closer to the Sports Car Country of the World. Has there ever been a more impressive range of sports cars than the English one? MG, Jaguar, Riley, Aston Martin a.s.o..
I had never seen an MGB close up before, but I was of course familiar with the name. I ended up byuing an MGB 1969 Roadster in a miserable condition. At the time of purchase I was ignorant of all the possible faults that can be hidden under the body of an old car.
Now I know better! To make a long story short, I restored the car during 1 ½ year and I am now, 10 years later, back home in Sweden, the proud owner of a very good looking MGB, which also carries the cherished number plate: MGB.
It is an overstatement to call it a story yet, but it will be. I bought the car two years ago for SEK 5.500 (GBP 500) in good condition. It was driveable, but I started to dismantle it, being very careful to document everything in pictures.
The model year is 1969, like the MGB, it is red, it is a Mark
II, and I am determined to work hard on it in 1997.