Make: | MG |
Model: | MGB |
Type: | Convertible |
Trim: | -- |
Year: | 1979 |
Mileage: | 88,797 |
VIN: | GHN5UL498555G |
Color: | Red |
Engine: | 302c.i. Ford Crate V8 |
Fuel: | Gasoline |
Transmission: | Manual |
Interior color: | Black |
Vehicle Title: | Clear |
Item location: | Bellevue, Washington, United States |
Custom 1979 MG MGB Cobra Convertible finished in Red with Upgraded Black Leather covered and heated Miata seats. Power comes from, fasten your seatbelts... a Ford Boss 302 Crate V8 Engine producing 340hp and backed by a 5-Speed Tremec Manual Transmission. This is a classic look with an updated drive-train that's ready to lay some serious rubber. And, it has the correct and professionally executed suspension and performance upgrades necessary to help keep this Tiger-eating beast under control. This is... an excellent driving automobile and the attention to detail and craftsmanship is top of the line.The MG is a beautiful car in its own right, with its open top and smooth lines making for a most appealing classic sport scar. Add in a powerful Ford V8 engine and the ride immediately becomes exhilarating. Finished in bright Red paint with slim Chrome bumpers that only adds to the flair of muscle hidden underneath the hood, this car will be sure to turn heads no matter where you go. Let's not forget about the big American V8 sound that billows out of the exhaust -- intoxicating.With an already capable Ford V8, this car also features Ford Racing GT Aluminum Heads, B303 Hydraulic Roller Camshaft with Roller Lifters, Forged Steel Crankshaft and Rods, Short Water Pump, Edelbrock RPM Air Gap Intake Manifold, Holly 570 CFM Carburetor, Custom inside the frame rails Stainless Steel Headers fabricated by Fast Car, 2 1/2-inch Stainless Steel Twin Exhaust with Flowmaster Hushpower S/S Mufflers, Twin Polished S/S Tips, MSD 6AL Ignition, MSD Distributor, Dakota Digital Tachometer Signal Converter, Lokar Throttle Cable, K7N Air Filter, How Aluminum Radiator with 16" Tornado Electric Fan, .073 Overdrive, Hydraulic Clutch Release Bearing, Complete Coil Over Front Independent Suspension with Cross Member Designed Specifically for the Small Block Engine installation, Custom Made Coil Over Independent Rear Suspension by John Hoyle with 3.36 7.5 Quaife Limited Slip Differential, Period Correct Panasport Superlite Performance Alloy 15x6 Wheels with 24mm Postitive Offset, New Original Stock Dash Cover with Door Panels and Carpet, New Speakers, LED UK Tail/Brake Lights from Classic Auto LED's, period MotoLita wood-rimmed steering wheel, Modified Front Hood. And to top it off the dash of the MG Cobra was signed by Carroll Shelby with a Certificate of Authenticity. Not everyone knows that the late Carroll Shelby's first race car was an MG and that he had a long connection with, and an affinity for MG's ever since.