It was August of 1992 when my sister and brother in law were over for dinner. My brother in law had bought my sister a 1978 mgb a few years earlier for their 10th wedding anniversary. He had begun disassembling the car and after getting it all apart, decided their was way too much work to do and they needed to sell it. My ears perked up, I had always loved the car and pictured it fully restored and running, taking me all over the countryside. He wanted $1500 for the works, I wrote him a cheque.
I really had no idea what state the car was in, but I didn't care. I wanted an English sports car. My brother in law told me "you know it isn't running?", I said "yeah", my sister had been telling me all about it. We agreed to 3 cheques of $500 over the next 3 months. I had to go back to school and wouldn't be able to pick the car up until November. I arranged with my Dad to park the car at his place once I picked it up. I think he was just as excited as I was, it helps when your Pops is into restoration as well.
In 1992 I bought my first car, a 1978 Brooklands Green MGB roadster. I have gone through 3 engine rebuilds since then and the car is in a constant state of repair. The pure joy of driving the MG makes up for all of the hours spent working on it.
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