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Registry: 1971 MG MGB MkII

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Bernard Kamenicky's 1971 MG MGB MkII
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“The Blue One”
Bought in 1992 from San Bernardino, needed 4 years to pass authority tests in Austria, optimized over the years, every 3rd year new engine build up, have lots of ruined psitons :-)
Body: New Build Up in 2003/2004, teal blue with biscuit leather trim kit,
New Carpet in honey tan, seat leather surface reworked in 2018, change to Mazda MX5 gearbox in 2019,
Technical matters: 72 spoke wire wheels,
Front: Mintex M1144 on EBC Disks,
Poly Bushes, Neg Camber Wishbones, Uprated Lever Arm Dampers & Valves,
3/4" Anti Roll Bar, uprated springs 1" lower,
Rear: Spax Conversion, Poly Bushes, Anti Tramp Bars, uprated leave springs,
Motor: Bore + 0,060", Fully balanced & tuftrided crank & lightened flywheel & pulley balanced, con rods & Nüral pistons balanced to 0,1g
Moss Stage 3 Head, ported, bigger valves, alloy caps, CR 9,9:1, tuftrided rocker shaft, Titan high lift rocker shaft, cam D9 grind, harded and bored followers, tubular push rods, HS6 carbs with BAP needles & stub stacks, K&Ns, Peco 2" free flow with Maniflow manifold, Lumenition Ignition Set with Coil, presently replaced by 123ignition & Bosch Coil
Uprated Radiator, oil pump, water pump, Kenlowe, fuel pump.......
Pretty quick and reliable, saw Italy, Croatia, Romania and some competitions last year, sum around 8000mls, this year Italy and test tracks.
My greatest success: Though a british car it can do 100mph @ 40°C ambient temp on the motorway reliably for hours.

Vehicle Information

Owner: Bernard Kamenicky   [Bernd Kamenicky]
Location: Altlengbach, Lower Austria, Austria AUT
Status: Running


VIN:GHN5UB247000
Model Year:1971
Build Date:1971-05-01
Original Colour:teal blue BLVC 18
Current Colour:teal blue BLVC 18
Odometer:70,000 miles
Body Code:GHN5UB247000
Engine Type:1.8L 4 Cyl 5 Main B-Series
Engine Code:18GKWEH20524
Transmission:4 Sync 4 Speed Overdrive
Last Updated:2020-02-04 09:27:33
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GHN5UB247000
Factory: Abingdon, England
Make: MG
Engine: B-Series (1.2-2.4L) 4cyl
Body Type: 2 Seat Roadster
Series: MGB MkIII (1970-1979)
Market: USA, Left-Hand Drive
Model Year: 1971
Car Number: 247000
Engine Size: 1798cc
Engine Type: MG
Code K: 'K' Unknown!

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Member Comments on Registry: 1971 MG MGB MkII   ↵
Rated 9.5 out of 10 based on 2 ratings
2018-01-27 14:02:40 # 48091
Comment by bobby galvez
Rating: 9/10
Beautiful looking B! Why so many piston failures?
2018-06-27 16:13:33 # 50905
Comment by Antony Knight
Hi Bernard, thank you and your 71B is stunning. What do you mean by Abingdon pillow? Sorry but never heard that before. Again thank you. Regards Antony
2018-06-27 16:15:32 # 50906
Comment by Antony Knight
Hi Bernard, thank you and your 71B is stunning. What do you mean by Abingdon pillow? Sorry but never heard that before. Again thank you. Regards Antony

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Vehicle History

This vehicle's information was last updated on 2020-02-04 09:27:33

Changes from 2016-08-24 10:09:57 to previous 2015-09-25 03:53:12
Nickname The Blue → The Blue One

Ownership History

Date Owner ID Notes
Sep 10, 1992 Bernard Kamenicky  AUT Added to Registry (ID 30921)

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