The $500 British Roadster

Original wire wheels, British racing green and a soft top. It was rough, to say the least, but it wouldn't take much to bring her back to life. The car had belonged to the father of a friend and after an unsuccessful attempt to re-wire the starter switch, the car was parked for nearly two years. He intended to donate the car to charity after countless hours of frustration with British wiring, a donation that would grant him a $500 tax break. So an offer of $500 cash was made, and off we went in our new 1967 MG-B Roadster. We had it towed from the garage, a new battery installed, which constituted a re-wire from two 6 volts, to a single 12 volt battery. Along with a new starter switch (properly installed) and a bath, she was road worthy once again. With an updated syncro-mesh transmission from a 1968 model MG-B, newer rubber and decent life on the breaks, we tore our local back roads apart... for a week. Infected with the typical rocker panel rust and a serious case of corrosion in the floor boards, it appeared a better choice to unload the Britsh topless terror than to fight the never ending battle with rust and British wiring. A German couple, in town for a few weeks of vacation, came across the craigslist ad and offered $2300. Obviously we were looking to turn a profit, and profit we did. The car was transported to a local shipping agency and flown first class to Germany. Our blond haired German friend could not have been more pleased to hand over his $2300 and we could not have been happier to accept his offer.