[Nickshu]

Originally Posted by Zeke

Get it no questions asked. That is unless it's been driven in salt. Looks like that is a possibility. So, go over the body from the outside and inside where you can access. If it passes the test I wouldn't worry about needing a lift before buying it. You can see the essentials lying on a blanket with a flashlight. Just be SURE to look at the body, in the boot, in the engine bay, bottoms of doors, quarter panel seams, all of it. There is a lot more to see from above than below.

Originally Posted by beatnavy

From the looks of it that's a solid car, and the hardtop is a bonus. MGB was my first restoration project (mini restoration), but yeah, they are pretty simple overall, and while there are rust issues, I don't recall NEARLY as many on mine as on an early Porsche.

Door skins near the handle are one area really prone to rusting (and then splitting).

Originally Posted by wdfifteen

Looks like fun! The wire wheels don't appear to be rusty, that's a big plus, and indicates that the rest might not be rusty either.

Thanks guys. The story is it's been a one owner always garaged car since new and has lived in South Dakota and Colorado for all of it's life. They report some rust on the floor pans and that is all. Being a British car however Dad wanted to inspect it before deciding to buy it. Seller's son is a friend of a friend and he is allowing us to pickup the car, haul it up to my house so I can put it on my lift, and do our own PPI.