About Me & My Project

I purchased my MGB in 2016 as a "spare time" hobby project with the ambition of undertaking as much of the restoration work myself as I could.

My goal is to fully restore every component to as near "original new specification" as possible. I'm not doing this to sell it and make money, but rather to produce something that "will last" and that I can keep and enjoy for many years to come. It might even outlast my use of it and then I can pass it on to my grandchildren for them to enjoy and be proud of.

Although now an "amateur" and only having a residential garage as a workshop I do have some previous experience having worked in the vehicle accident repair industry as a panel beater from when I left school until my mid twenties, although that was over 35 years ago now!

In the intervening years I've had a career behind a desk in various roles in the UK Insurance industry, but I'm hoping the skills and experiences I had all those years ago will come flooding back once I pick up the tools again and get stuck in.

Fortunately I had the good sense to keep all of my specialist hand tools from those days on the workshop floor so I've got most of what I need.

I've purchased other items of new equipment as and when I've needed them such as MIG welder, Spot Welder, Air Compressor, Combined Guillotine/Folder/Roller, and the best purchase of all......a "Vehicle Rotisserie" which allows me to rotate the whole vehicle through 360 degrees - no crawling around on my back getting rust, dirt and grit in my eyes struggling to do the underside areas, oh how I wish I'd had one of these 35 years ago!

Why an MGB GT? Well, simply because it's a classic British sports car of the type that I always wanted as a youngster but never had.

My MG was first registered in January 1970, it is a 3 door sports coupe in British Racing Green with chrome bumpers, wire wheels and the standard 1800cc engine (although it is a fairly recent unleaded reconditioned unit).

It has been fairly well maintained mechanically by previous owners including reconditioned gearbox and overdrive, new exhaust and some new suspension parts. The same cannot be said however for the body work!!!!

As you can see from some of the images here & on other pages there was significant corrosion all around the vehicle, plus some pretty horrendous previous repair attempts hidden under thick layers of body filler and paint.

But, mechanically sound and in need of body repair is just what I wanted for my project car.

As I progress with the restoration I will add more pages of images and information to the site.

In 2018 I was fortunate to be able to retire early from full time employment so hopefully the restoration will progress more quickly than in the first 2 years and I will soon be enjoying driving my MG.