Andy Mathers's Journal

After moving to a retirement resort in early 2019, I kept "B2" for a further 3 years. Lifestyle changes and a 1/2 hour drive to the nearest highway brought about the decision to pass the car on to someone else to enjoy.

I sold my MGB on the 1st of March (2022) to a couple of enthusiastic young men who I know will take good care of her.

I will miss my drives and just seeing her in the garage but it was time to let her go.

It is now just over three months since I found B2 and brought her home. She has fitted well in to the family and looks gorgeous sitting beside the Mazda 3 "family car" in our double garage. It is almost a shame to put a cover over her to protect her from the dust and gecko droppings that are unavoidable.

We have bonded well, I absolutely love driving her and she draws looks wherever we go (as she should too). As a beginner in this field, I spent the better part of last week putting spacers under the right engine mount to help alleviate the proximity of the steering universal to the distributor. In RHD Mk II's, this is a known issue as the rotating universal joint can actually wear or pull on the plug leads. So much to the extent that it has actually pulled #1 right out of the dizzy socket. Hopefully that is fixed now, although they are still quite close.

I am hoping to take her to the Australia Day Rally at Ormiston School this Thursday. The club I belong to (Bayside Vehicle Restorers Club) hosts the event and we are expecting more than 500 vehicles from all over the country. Unfortunately, the weather for the last few days has been bloody awful and we have had lots of rain causing local flooding. There is no let up in sight. Time will tell. I will still attend and help out, but if we still have torrential rain, the Bstays in the garage.

Picked up my 1972 MG MGB L today. She's bright (cobalt) blue and a sweet little thing to drive (hair in the breeze), 120 kms home from her previous residence. I'm sure we'll have many happy years together.

Had a look at two more MGB's yesterday. A 1969 model which was in reasonable condition but required more work and attention than I have the skills for.

Then checked out a 1972 L model which is a pretty good unit overall. Nice and neat, no rust that we could detect but with a few little things that I will change if I am able to get it. I'm pleased, just need to discuss a few things with the current owner and then I'll do my utmost to bring her home.

Had a look at my first prospective purchase last weekend. '68 model roadster, nice and in good nick, but something just didn't quite feel right for me. I went with my gut feeling and passed it up.

Will be looking at two MGB's next weekend. A '69 and a '72L. Hopefully one of them might be "the one" for me?!

Getting closer now. We cleaned out the garage last weekend and now there is room for the family car and an MGB. I am on the hunt.