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[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

An old friend, who knows nothing about selling cars has asked me to help him sell a rather special MGB.
I want to help as much as I can, but Im far from an expert on such matters. Anyone have any advice about the best way to go about it please ?
Tia.

[BazaJT]

MG owners club could get some interest or perhaps a dedicated classic car auction-with suitable reserve price.Depends what's special about it as to any other avenues such as classic car magazines.

[henryd]

Is it special to him,or a limited edition/owned by someone famous,as Baza says a specialist classic auction or dealer may be best place for it

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

An old friend, who knows nothing about selling cars has asked me to help him sell a rather special MGB.
I want to help as much as I can, but Im far from an expert on such matters. Anyone have any advice about the best way to go about it please ?
Tia.

Special in what way?

Anyone remember the 3 litre MGC?

[Viral_Jim]

If it is *genuinely* special, I would put it with a marque expert to sell on your behalf, chances are they will more than pay for their fee. And you don't run the risk of being taken for a ride.

For example, when the e-type goes, it'll be sold via CMC Jaguar, they give it a health check, stick it in their showroom, look after it, manage test drives etc and take 10% as a fee. Extortionate? Probably, but the cars on their website command a very healthy premium over those in the classifieds, so you probably come our about even, but with none of the aggro.

[aaronjb]

For example, when the e-type goes,

Back up a second.. you have an E-type? And a stately home in Kidderminster? I think you've just one upped the Lord of Lincolnshire!

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

For example, when the e-type goes,

Back up a second.. you have an E-type? And a stately home in Kidderminster? I think you've just one upped the Lord of Lincolnshire!

If memory serves Jimmy also attended a fee paying boarding school........where being 'rogered senseless' was no doubt part of the curriculum.  

[zirk]

I would say AutoTrader, most of the serious Buyers whether Classic or not are on there.

No harm on putting on eBay as well just to generate interest as long as you dont mind putting up with the Window Shoppers, Tyre Kickers and the Im used to shopping on Amazon so I'll probably change my mind, cancel it or send it back type of peeps, but you never know.

[Doctor Gollum]

A classified in the back of Classic and Sports Car if it's of significance 

[Viral_Jim]

For example, when the e-type goes,

Back up a second.. you have an E-type? And a stately home in Kidderminster? I think you've just one upped the Lord of Lincolnshire!

Pha! nope, my father has one, although I think this year's Le Mans Classic will be its last big trip under his ownership. He's been recently looking into how to sell it, hence the bit about CMC.

My own rather more modest stable consists of one 14 year old volvo and Pilgrim Sumo cobra kit that hasn't had an MOT for about a decade. 

If memory serves Jimmy also attended a fee paying boarding school........where being 'rogered senseless' was no doubt part of the curriculum.  

As a card-carrying member of the millenial generation, this comment triggers me. And I intend to hold a vigil for myself.

[aaronjb]

 

I always assumed the '944' at least meant you had a 944 in the stable..

[Viral_Jim]

At one time I did, I'm too lazy to think of/remember a new username, so I've had jimmy944 since I first wanted a Porker, then bought one.

TBH I wish I had never sold it. As is often the way.

[aaronjb]

There's always the "one that got away" .. cars, women..

[biggriffin]

Special,, is there Provence to prove this, if so approach a specialist in mg's, and what ever he says add £2k.
Tracing MG is quite easy due to the large enthusiasts clubs and books on them.

[TheBoy]

If memory serves Jimmy also attended a fee paying boarding school........where being 'rogered senseless' was no doubt part of the curriculum.

Not that I ever attended a fee paying boarding school, but I remember my first day at secondary school, stood at the urinal, and hearing some strange noises and groans from one of the "number 2's" cubicle. As I was washing my mitts, out of said cubicle walked a 5th former and an unhappy looking freshblood like me.

I never, ever walked into the bogs at that school again.  There are things that a naïve, traditionally raised kid should never have to hear or see...

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

If memory serves Jimmy also attended a fee paying boarding school........where being 'rogered senseless' was no doubt part of the curriculum.

Not that I ever attended a fee paying boarding school, but I remember my first day at secondary school, stood at the urinal, and hearing some strange noises and groans from one of the "number 2's" cubicle. As I was washing my mitts, out of said cubicle walked a 5th former and an unhappy looking freshblood like me.

I never, ever walked into the bogs at that school again.  There are things that a naïve, traditionally raised kid should never have to hear or see...

Presumably, at boarding school, they come from behind undercover of darkness after 'lights out'

Perhaps matron would help out at times of sexual frustration.

[Sir Tigger KC]

If memory serves Jimmy also attended a fee paying boarding school........where being 'rogered senseless' was no doubt part of the curriculum.

Not that I ever attended a fee paying boarding school, but I remember my first day at secondary school, stood at the urinal, and hearing some strange noises and groans from one of the "number 2's" cubicle. As I was washing my mitts, out of said cubicle walked a 5th former and an unhappy looking freshblood like me.

I never, ever walked into the bogs at that school again.  There are things that a naïve, traditionally raised kid should never have to hear or see...

Presumably, at boarding school, they come from behind undercover of darkness after 'lights out'

Perhaps matron would help out at times of sexual frustration.

Is this why they were traditionally big strong women with arms like Popeye's rather than nubile young nymphs?   

[Shackeng]

We had a delightful young matron at my boarding school, MCS, just down the road from TB Towers. Should you be unfortunate enough to become tumescent while taking the compulsory monthly, (or was it quarterly?) bath, she had a long handled metal spoon with which our member received a sharp anointment. It usually worked.

[Olympia5776]

I sold my last classic here
https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/list/32/

I found buyers to be of a more serious type . It was sold to a buyer in Perth ................Australia .

[BazaJT]

yes Opti I remember the MGC,I always fancied the idea of one rather than the "B".From the start they got the reputation for poor handling mainly blamed on the heavy straight six in the nose,then they discovered that the press cars[which is where the poor reputation came from]didn't have high enough pressures in the tyres.Modern suspension bushes and tyres at the correct pressure and apparently it's a much better handling machine than previously admitted to.

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

The story of the car concerned. In 2009 an MG enthusiast was in the MG owners club workshop when he noticed this MGB there.
It was apparently a winter project for the mechanics who had so far rebuilt the engine but the rest of the car hadn't yet been touched.
He got talking to the guvnor about it and ended up agreeing to buy it once they had fully restored it.
He specified PAS to be fitted along with a few other mods including leather interior, new carpets,electric fan, electronic ignition, servo brakes,12v battery rather than two 6 volts and uprated heater. The restoration included a full bare matel respray in Teal blue
Its a 1972 car with wire wheels and chrome bumpers.
I have copies of the communications between the buyer and MGOC including the bill of sale for £11,000 when they finished restoring it.
When the car left the MGOC workshop it had 18,538 miles on the clock.
A few years later the car was sold to the son of my friend. The novelty soon wore off, he moved to London a couple of years ago and left the car at his Dads house. It now has approx 28000 on the clock.
Dad has now talked him into selling it, and has roped me in to help.
It seems to me like a car that should be worth quite a lot of money. Just looking for ideas / advice on how best to help him achieve the best price.
Thanks for the ideas so far. 

[henryd]

The story of the car concerned. In 2009 an MG enthusiast was in the MG owners club workshop when he noticed this MGB there.
It was apparently a winter project for the mechanics who had so far rebuilt the engine but the rest of the car hadn't yet been touched.
He got talking to the guvnor about it and ended up agreeing to buy it once they had fully restored it.
He specified PAS to be fitted along with a few other mods including leather interior, new carpets,electric fan, electronic ignition, servo brakes,12v battery rather than two 6 volts and uprated heater. The restoration included a full bare matel respray in Teal blue
Its a 1972 car with wire wheels and chrome bumpers.
I have copies of the communications between the buyer and MGOC including the bill of sale for £11,000 when they finished restoring it.
When the car left the MGOC workshop it had 18,538 miles on the clock.
A few years later the car was sold to the son of my friend. The novelty soon wore off, he moved to London a couple of years ago and left the car at his Dads house. It now has approx 28000 on the clock.
Dad has now talked him into selling it, and has roped me in to help.
It seems to me like a car that should be worth quite a lot of money. Just looking for ideas / advice on how best to help him achieve the best price.
Thanks for the ideas so far. 

To some people the mods would De-value it but classic and sportscar mag is a place to start,prices are all over the shop though but certainly worth 8k plus(often though not worth whats been spent sadly)

Just to add a valuation from MGOC probably a good idea

[Rods2]

If memory serves Jimmy also attended a fee paying boarding school........where being 'rogered senseless' was no doubt part of the curriculum.

Not that I ever attended a fee paying boarding school, but I remember my first day at secondary school, stood at the urinal, and hearing some strange noises and groans from one of the "number 2's" cubicle. As I was washing my mitts, out of said cubicle walked a 5th former and an unhappy looking freshblood like me.

I never, ever walked into the bogs at that school again.  There are things that a naïve, traditionally raised kid should never have to hear or see...

I'm really shocked by such behaviour! A male child washing his hands after going to the toilet.

[Doctor Gollum]

We had girls at our school, so buggery was never really an issue. Thank opps.

[TheBoy]

We had girls at our school, so buggery was never really an issue. Thank opps.

We had an all girls school opposite. But for some in my school, girls were too scary.  Which was particularly amusing in 6th form were we very occasionally had mixed lessons, and I used to get great pleasure out of watching some of the geeks' reactions when a girl actually spoke to them

[biggriffin]

We had girls at our school, so buggery was never really an issue. Thank opps.

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One up the *** no harm done.

[Shackeng]

We had girls at our school, so buggery was never really an issue. Thank opps.

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One up the *** no harm done.

...as an Aer Lingus stewardess once said to me in the crew transport while discussing a, possibly unplanned, celeb's pregnancy.