Lot number: 229

MG MGCGT Excellent Restoration Project 1969 With only a two year production run and with only just over 9000 built in total for all variants. MGs MGCGTs are a rare sight and a very sought after car in the Classic Car world. Prices often near to 20000 for good useable cars with the best examples selling for far more! Today cars such as we have here very rarely come to market as most of the surviving cars have already been restored. ADH 974G is just ripe for restoration. Last taxed for road use in 1994 it has spent most of the last 20 plus years sat about only being used on a rare occasion the last time by its current owner and vendor About 3 maybe 4 years ago . As you see it in the pictures is as it is today. NOTE: What follows are the personal opinions of a member of staff. These are just observations and not a given statement of fact. All inspections should be made by the bidder or his elected representative to form their own opinion PRIOR to bidding .This car is being offered as a car that needs total restoration: From a quick inspection the body appears to be sound and there are signs of previous work where some paint is peeling and exposing the original paint underneath. Bottom of the doors are a bit scruffy but very salvageable. Bonnet has lost most of its paint and has some repairs along its nose but its allimportant bulge is very good the rare chrome piece at the bottom of the bulge is with the car but loose and just sat in place for the picture. Front wings are good and unusually the seams between the front wings and scuttle panel plus the rear quarters and c post are very good. Roof is excellent but the vinyl on the Webasto roof is shot. Door sills and boot floor also look to be very good. Not having had it on a ramp its hard to say but the floor looks solid and pictures have been taken to show this. The front windscreen surround and scuttle panels are both good as is the rear tailgate/hatch with its hinges operating correctly. Chrome work is all good just lightly pitted in places and all but one of the Ts on the rear hatch complete. All the glass is very good. There is a full set of 5 knockon wire wheels but the tyres are completely finished (we intend to put a couple of part worns on the two deflated ones to allow the car to be moved more easily) Paintwork is poor all over. Interior is complete and actually with a good clean and a couple of minor repairs to the front seats will all be able to be used again a good session with the colonisers and off you go. Roof lining is there but has drooped round the edges. Dash is very good standard and complete. Carpets look good but hard to see completely. Under the bonnet apart from the cob webs you get some idea of how good this car was before left to stand. The inner wings and bulkhead are excellent as is the front slam panel. The engine which the vendor tells us was replaced around 1988 and was running troublefree when last used appears 100% complete. Temptation to try to start it has been resisted. MGC production finished in August 1969 so being first registered in May 69 makes this car quite a late in the production car. One that is complete and has all the makings of an excellent candidate to be restored. Offered with a sensible reserve which is set to reflect not only the work needed but also its future value once complete and its collectability.
Condition Report

Estimate £3500 to £5000