I have been and gone and done it again.

eBay purchase of a 1972 MG MGB Tourer in Glacial White.

She is in very reasonable condition and does not show any signs of serious rust. The odd pimple here and there. The engine has a decent high oil pressure and the compressions are 195 lb/sq in, on each pot. The overdrive comes in and out instantly, and MPG is a shade under 30MPG.

It will need a new hood, as the existing double duck has faded nearly white and has a split. This has been done now, but really needs a third time of fitting to be really right.

The drivers seat also needs recovering. This has also been completed. I don't really like the PVC material but it made good practice for when I find some affordable leather seat covers.

The crackle finish on the dash needs attention. Temporarily attended by using Humbrol matt black enamel.

Carpets have been replaced and for modern safety I have put on some convex door mirrors. The wing mirrors being as useful as a chocolate teapot.

It drives really well with no rattles, bangs or scuttle shake. Somewhat different to driving the Singer! Though some say that the Singer is the more exciting to travel in.

For the electrics I have converted to a single 12v battery and installed a battery cut off switch.

I have little previous history apart from, it lived in Kenilworth for the last 12 years or so, and only covered 2000 miles during that time.

The last few years have been sorned and when presented by the ebay seller for MOT at the local Kwikfit it flew through the test without any advisories.

I won an ebay auction for an Omnibob hardtop and I do like the look of the car.

Bit of fun here.

Cars and bikes that I have owned over the years, the list grows as I remember yet another one...

1948 Triumph 5T motorcycles (3 off, the number plate went on the one that worked)
1953 Triumph Tiger Cub (replaced engine with smaller Triumph Terrier 150cc)
1958 Diana Dürkopp scooter (went well)
1958 Maicoletta (hybrid scooter come motorcycle)
1953 Bsa Bantam 125 (slow but reliable)
1965 Honda 50 (bought for £5, sold for £5 5 years later)
1952 Austin A30 (matt black bonnet made it look the biz)
1956 Bedford CA van (managed to write off outside a police station - no real defence as excuse)
1958 Standard 8 (horrible car)
1957 Standard 10 (almost as horrible)
1960 Standard Atlas Van (Silly little Standard 10 engine, gutless. Buy for £5 sell for £10)
1958 Singer Gazelle (I liked the dash board)
1959 Morris 1000 (black gloomy and depressing)
1959 Morris 1000 (white and great fun but no 1st or reverse gear)
1951 RMA Riley 1.5 (price haggled from £1-10s to £1 cos tyes were not very good)
1937 Austin 7 Ruby Tourer (got for for nothing and sold for £27-10s, no hood so girlfirend made me buy my first MG)
1949 MG TC (Bought for £100, did chassis up restore, sold for £450 and put deposit down on house)
1939 MG TA (bought for £10 and broke for spares to rebuild the TC, sold the chassis and log book for £10)
1961 Rover 80 (£100, just like new, the engine was not even dusty)
1961 Austin Cambridge (not bad but got stolen and vandalised, and never really liked it again)
1960 Morris Oxford Estate (Not sure quite what it was, Morris at the front and Austin at the rear)
1962 Wolesey 3 litre, engine grafted into the Vanden Plas - What a waste of time!
1963 Vanden Plas Princess 4 Litre R (bought for £100 and was used off an on for 10 years, finally sold for £70 after abortive engine transplant from a Wolsley 3 litre)
1964 Jaguar MK II 3.4 (£150, my first real performance car, broke its back in a traffic lights grand prix)
1967 MG MGB GT (nice condition)
1962 MG MGB Tourer (bought for £50, sold for £70, rotten to the core, no 1st or reverse gear, went like a rocket)
1965 Jaguar S Type 3.4 (£150, gave away as a placatory gift to an understanderbly angry husband of a girl I was going out with...)
1965 Mini Moke (not really but it was a special conversion that looked like a mini moke)
1968 Austin Healey Sprite (£50, redid engine and sold after using it for 4 years for £500)
1969 Rover 3500 (engine made the right sounds)
1975 Rover 3500 (engine boring and quiet)
1982 Ford Escort Estate, company car
1985 Ford Sierra Estate, company car
1969 Bond Equipe (£10, bought a 2 litre Triumph Vitesse for £15 and transplanted the engine and gearbox, forgot to change the diff, so top speed of about 65mph, got there quick tho)
1971 Jaguar XJ6 SI 4.2 (Enjoyed this one)
1980 Jaguar XJ6 SIII 4.2 (Brilliant car)
1970 Morris 1000 van (great fun)
1971 Austin 8cwt van (looks like a Morris 1000 van but is a few inches longer)
1978 Jaguar XJS V12 (probably the worst car I ever bought, used it for 12 months)
1951 Landrover series 1, with Black Taxi Cab diesel engine (very smokey, sold it to a policeman who defaulted on the payments)
1972 Triumph TR6 (finally sold to someone who did a full rebuild)
1988 Jaguar XJ40 2.8 (clean but gutless)
1982 Morris Marina estate (mostly harmless)
1990 Jaguar XJ40 4.0 Manual (190k miles, probably the one of best cars I ever bought)
1960 Rover 100 (nice car, still see it around now)
2001 Peugeot 307 (dull)
2003 Citroen Picasso diesel 2.0 (loved it)
2005 Citroen Picasso diesel 2.0 (loved this one as well)
2007 Citroen Picasso diesel 1.6 (still love them)
1971 MG Midget (bought on the proceeds of selling one concertina)
1965 Triumph TR4 (sold to finance the Singer)
1934 Singer Le Mans
1972 MG MGB Tourer (bought so that Niki would ride in it.

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