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1967 MGB Roadster Hard Top Convertible - $7,000 (west portal / forest hill)
1967
mg mgb
condition:
fair
cylinders:
4 cylinders
drive:
rwd
fuel:
gas
odometer:
67,000
paint color:
black
title status:
clean
transmission:
manual
type:
convertible
odometer broken
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Selling my 1967 MGB Hard top convertible. I bought it last year because I wanted a small, easy to work on project car with a manual transmission and rear wheel drive, and after doing a decent amount of work to it, I need the garage space back to expand my guitar repair workshop. It would be an amazing candidate for a showroom restoration. It's summer time in San Francisco, so why not reward yourself with a small British sports car?
It's got a clean title, no body rot or rust, and I have paperwork for a full transmission rebuild from 2019. It was previously painted an aqua green as seen inside the hood ("bonnet", because it's British, you know) but was painted black in the past 5 years. It is a two owner car, me being the second. You can see an original USF '73 sticker on the windshield. It's spent its entire existence in the bay area, so it hasn't lived a hard life. Mileage is unknown because the speedometer cable was broken when I purchased it. When I bought it, the lights, signals, and interior lights and switches didn't work, but they fixed.
The good:
-It's pretty clean and looks pretty good.
-It was painted in the past 10 years.
-It is a fun car to drive.
-All the parts are there.
-I converted it to a screw on oil filter setup from Moss Motors and did a complete oil flush and clean in February. I think it's only done about 150 miles since then.
-Did a complete teardown, ultrasonic clean, rebuild and polish of the carbs.
-Repainted the inside of the trunk (boot, again...British)
-Replaced or repaired these worn out parts: Case breather diaphragm (Ask me why...), front hood gaskets, Car Interior vent tubes, glove box, switches for Windshield wiper and Fans, shift knob, hard top latches, door locks, trunk lock, right side view mirror, wiper blades (An optimistic endeavor at best), horn, dash lighting, speedometer cable (still jumpy), valve cover, and probably a few other things I can't remember. They added up with time and cost.
-Gearbox is good
-Clutch feels good
-Has the great pull in 2nd gear that it's known for.
-Seats in great shape
-One of the biggest suppliers of MGB parts, Moss Motors, is just down in Santa Barbara, so they get here quickly.
The not so good:
-This morning (8/20/2025) it started with one turn of the ignition and drove a good 40 miles...but as I was about 5 blocks from my house, it sounded like it lost fuel pressure and took a good 5 minutes to start again. It's the first time it's happened in the year since I've owned it, and I tried it again today (8/22/2025) and it seems to be fine. I have a suspicion it's a fuel delivery issue because the idle started a bit rough, but it seems to be OK now.
-Hard top edging is deteriorating
-Windshield wipers are mainly for show
-It has some small scratches and some small solvent drips in the paint
-AM radio just for show. It was disconnected when I bought it, and when I removed it it looked like it had been broken for decades and the cones on the speakers crumbled to dust. If I was keeping it, a retrosound would go in it.
-Interior lining isn't great.
All in all, it's probably only a few hours of the right tools and some knowledge from being a perfectly good running car, but I don't have the time for it, so off it goes to a new owner. If you're buying it, you know what you're getting, so the sale is final. If you plan on driving it away, I recommend a back up plan just in case.