Sunday, February 11, 2007

Liberation of a 1973 MGB GT

I took off the first full week in February with the intentions of, among other things, making some progress on the 80's sill work. Then I got distracted....

A couple of months ago, after making a wrong turn when going to meet some friends, I spied a 1973 GT sitting in a local impound lot.Its not every day that you see one of these cars in a situation like this. It looked rather desperate behind the chain link so I dropped by to talk with the owner of the yard. The car was impounded and he asked me to check back "in a month or so" to see if he could sell it.

I waited almost two months and went back this past week. The car was abandoned at this point with no title and no keys. I searched the car and found the original title! With the help of a vehicle transcript from my local DMV and the internet, I contacted the party listed on the title and they gladly signed it over to me. After titling, towing, and impound fees, the car is home.
Now what to do? First off will be stabilizing the car so it does not deteriorate further. A front wing replacement is needed and the paint is in dismal condition. There is some bubbling in one dog leg and the condition of the sills is somewhat unknown. With any luck the motor is in good condition so I can have it up and running by summer while I finish up the body work on the LE.

2 comments:

Josh said...

So another mistress, good luck buddy!

John Lien said...

SCORE! Way to go Tim. I'd like to know how much all this cost you so I can share the joy!