[Nickshu]

Dad is looking at a 1965 one owner MGB. Owner is too elderly to keep it so son, who is not mechanically inclined, is selling it. Car has not been driven in quite a few years but owner's son had a friend help him and they did get it to start and drive a short distance a couple weeks ago but the battery is dead and starter is questionable.

My understanding is this car has a 6 volt positive earth electrical system with dual 6 volt batteries. I can winch it on and off my trailer, but will need to get it running enough to get it off my trailer and onto my lift to do an underbody inspection before he decides to buy.

Soooo, can I just use a regular 12v car battery to get it started? Neither of us have any experience with 6v or positive earth systems.

The car is located 90 minutes drive each way away from us in a storage so don't want to drive down to have a look ahead of time.

Thanks in advance.