My MGB Nearly Bankrupted Me - The TRUE Cost of Restoration!

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A huge thanks to ‪@dclassTV‬ for sorting the interior on my MGB in this video. Check out their channel for a full video of their work that was completed before I gave a full breakdown of the cost involved in my 3.5-year restoration of my 1972 MGB GT. Of course all restorations are different, so this will not necessarily correlate to other projects.
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[@777spectre.]

Might sound stupid to some but i admire people who spend money on restoring cars when its not financially worth it ....its good to do things just for the love of it ....great job adam 👏 👍

[@Patrick-fz8ee]

Hahaha yep. Im currently restoring a celica from 1994 and everyone thinks its a waste of money but i have a vision how it will turn out and love working on it.

[@777spectre.]

@@Patrick-fz8ee good luck with it mate 👍 👌

[@s_class7027]

For 6k I'd expect my repaint to be absolutely perfect.

[@Richard_Prime]

Jeez 6 grand!

[@thecremeegg]

Seems a lot for such a small car?

[@kevinwells768]

Paint is expensive - lots of labour.

[@thecremeegg]

@@kevinwells768 That's still a lot for a respray, especially on a small car

[@bield7]

There’s a whole lot of prep involved, and £6k is about right for a decent bare metal re-spray. Nearer to £8k if you want an absolutely flawless, show-winning finish.

[@Jazza_x_Vizionz]

Currently restoring and fixing up my first car which is a mk3 golf gti spent just over about 7k wire brushing waxoyling underneath, full outside respray new front fenders coilovers etc new wheels some interior bits and outside extras. Different skirt as well and all plastic was colour coded and resprayed. Looking good but i completely agree i know every blemish and mark that bothers me just trying to accept it will never always be 100% and it is my daily as well so cant complain in all honesty. Loads more to do but a project takes time and you appreciate it all the more because of it.

[@raftonpounder6696]

You’re restoring a Mk3 Golf?

[@Jazza_x_Vizionz]

@@raftonpounder6696 Yeah im not keeping it completely original but doing it bit by bit and trying to do it properly and just one and done each job hopefully. I know the Mk3 isnt everyones cup of tea and i respect that. Ive currently got a louvre being sprayed satin black and just installed a heckblende to try and be a little unique. Its hard to stand out in the golf community and do it right🙂 but im not building it for everyone else if i was i would have sold my gti and bought a 3 door VR6 highline or something 😁

[@raftonpounder6696]

@@Jazza_x_Vizionz fair play to you. I had a nice Mk3. I fitted black arch spats to it and it looked really good. Unfortunately a lunatic ran into the back of me and wrote it off.

[@Jazza_x_Vizionz]

@@raftonpounder6696 Im sorry to hear that mate 😔 id be gutted if that happened to me 😅 its hard to find a nice MK3 now a days even the old 1.4cl with low low mileage are being advertised for like 1,500 to 2,000 area sometimes maybe they are trying there luck, i cant blame them with the second hand market like it is and the value of the mk3 starting to creep up a bit recently. I hope you are enjoying whatever you drive now though mate.

[@raftonpounder6696]

@@Jazza_x_Vizionz thanks

[@jacksharpe5176]

Brilliant video Adam, very interesting, car looks amazing now👍🏻, love how the wind was holding the paper against your leg🤦🏻‍♂️ made me laugh😂🤣

[@AdamC3046]

Thank you :)

[@Greebstreebling]

I noted wings £1209, I think i paid £59 each for mine in 1987 - JWL 650N

[@darrensurrey]

Off-topic, I just spotted you parking your Cobra on another video covering last Sunday's meet in Weybridge. Didn't realise it was yours at the time as I had turned up late. I was in the silver 911 Turbo opposite the entrance... and parked facing the wrong way because I'm like that. 😅 I did see you drive off - nice sounding car! Wanted to say how much I enjoy your videos and I think you're the only car spotter vlogger that I follow as the others are pretty boring, even the more famous ones. Are you attending the Pistonheads meet in two weeks?

[@AdamC3046]

Thank you :) I am on the PistonHeads list with my Cobra, hoping to attend for post-Birthday celebrations

[@darrensurrey]

@@AdamC3046 Cool. You can figure out who I am from the list. I'll be late again! #Idontdomornings Early Happy Birthday!

[@R56TurboCharged]

You can't put a price on happiness.

[@rozinant1237]

Who doesn't do a rough estimate before tackling a restoration before starting in? It would have taken a half hour on a spreadsheet to understand that you were going to be upside down in this car.

[@AdamC3046]

You didn't quite understand, I did do a rough estimation. But restorations never live up to that in the slightest

[@rozinant1237]

. @AdamC3046 Part of doing a proper estimate is to also plan for contingencies. If as you say, you know that every single phase of the restoration is going to come out 25% higher, then you should have tacked that on to the final estimate. The truth is that as a youtuber you are having work done at any cost and you don't really care what the final bill is. The revenue generated by filming this, more than covers any cost over-runs. So the final equation looks more like this: 14K for a restored MGB, +4K spent to create content and gosh only knows how many thousands stuffed in your jeans as a content creator. No one feels sorry for your "predicament"

[@AdamC3046]

I'm a KZbinr and don't care what the final bill is? The revenue generated by filming this more than covers £17k? I didn't film the restoration at all, I earned nothing from it. Just this small video, which earned pennies in comparison. It doesn't sound like you've undertaken a restoration yourself either. As I said, estimates are always very far from the truth. You can never predict what may come up and how much specalist work would be required, which can easily double any 'proper' estimate.

[@rozinant1237]

@@AdamC3046 Listen, I don't think you are reading your own writing. You say that all estimates are wildly optimistic, you say that you "Know" that things are always "double". Then if you know this as fact, then you must have had a thought in your mind, that a car you wanted to spend 8.5K on was actually going to end up costing you 17K. I have restored several high end sports cars, and know for a fact that, you were going to spend that much on this car. You have 640K subscriber's, please don't tell me how little you are making, we all know the numbers.

[@AdamC3046]

You're not proving to be very knowledgeable on these subjects. If an estimate can easily be double, it can just as easily be triple, or only a few £k off. The point is, it is a widely-known fact that restorations can cost more than predicted, and mine did. My channel is not about restoring my MGB (classic car videos get barely any views), so I didn't document it at all. So no, I did not earn any of what I put in to the resto. (P.S. subscriber-count does not correlate to earnings)

[@lingweeny7563]

Eeeee

[@andrewmcmanus432]

I think your previous trimmer was sniffing the glue instead of using on your car .

[@DDMHistorics]

Enjoyed this one mate! Would be great to see a trip down memory lane with the MGB. Putting the new engine in the Alfa after the truck is done and I hear Olly is doing work to the GT6 too. Dare I say a three classic's reunion?

[@AdamC3046]

🙊

[@spacedrifter1961]

I'll second that idea!

[@444lee]

Money well spent. It’s what ever makes you happy 👌🏻 can’t put a price on happiness

[@daninthegutter7521]

We'll said 👏..!!

[@chadhouser3190]

👆🏻 this

[@mrblanche]

I have an old MGB (1973, I think). I figure I could spend $10,000 restoring it and I would have a pretty good $5000 car.

[@PROlegend-pb6vm]

Thank you Adam for the amazing videos over the years, you have recently inspired my new first car which is also a red MGB! I'll hope to see your car at Adamc fest and keep up the wonderful content ❤

[@chazw1964]

Still got my MGBGT after 35 years ownership, it wasn't my first car though. Love sitting in it and playing my 80s tapes. I do drive it round the block occasionally 🤣

[@crycheck3585]

Classic car owners sometimes get too hung up with resto costs and present market price. Meanwhile 98+% of cars on the road were bought for far more than their present depreciated value, almost every other car on the road is "underwater" to a worse degree. Another way to think about "underwater" classic car ownership is they hold value MUCH better than the other 98% of cars on the road, as they're likely past the trough of their depreciation curve. If you're not in a rush and want to learn, doing the work yourself will take a lot longer, but will make classic car ownership comparatively inexpensive.

[@DaveEbmw]

Fair prices till the body shop and paint got involved

[@HobTecCars]

Great video, really enjoyed it. A beautiful car for sure. But a few things at the end really blew my mind. 1. £6000 for a respray with minor runs/imperfections, for that price it really should a perfect finish. 2. A company fitted a new exhaust and its blowing? That should be fixed for free my man! 3. It definitely pays to do whatever jobs you can yourself to save labor. The ignition barrel, bonnet stay, and head cover are good DIY examples that can be done for no skill. I'm starting work on my 71 MGB this weekend, so thanks for the content, and again beautiful car.

[@WalkinSalmon]

At the end of the day. 20k on a car you own and love. Or 20k down the drain for that PCP whip all the boyz down asda have…

[@BlackLines]

agree with you 100%

[@MGBguy72]

I'm 70 years old. The MGB is "the car" of my youth. Currently have a 72 Roadster and a 72 GT project car. I appreciate anyone who loves a particular car or era. You love what you love. It doesn't have to be perfect. Spend what you will. Enjoy your ride!

[@yorkiegilly4355]

My family have always owned classic ,bikes ,cars,vans whatever and like Adam has found out it"s a bottomless pit if you want a minter and and superfussy with something in mild metal that has suffered the weather and salt for many years . Lots of ways of saving money - don"t rush into buying the first cars that might come along ,take your time buying the right car ,buying the correct parts and get to know local experts ,trimmers ,painters and any petrolhead who you know locally . Some courses at night school ,if your really keen to stay with classics may help ?. My own 70s M.G.b is about 90 % original ,bought off a family that loved and cherished it and gets loads of admirers very time I go out . Never been welded ,original wings , sills etc and in White , every bill with the car with 70,000 + on the clock . When I bought it it needed a heater blower switch ,a iffy pull handle door lock ,a sticky starter & duff window washer ,but it was stood on a plinth in a sports car showroom since 2019 .But parts were reasonable and there are lots of M.G. specialists . I was offered the car originally for £ 5,000 but knit picked and got it for £ 4,600 a year ago . I also have 2000 P6 Rover and parts for that are silly and a Triumph TR7 mechanical parts are cheap but body parts and lights are expensive ,but it"s faster and corners better & nicer to drive than my M.G.b but doesn"t look as good and seems to have been put together by unemployed Russian plumbers .But if your happy with the car - job done ?.

[@bnewmanmedia787]

Classics > supercars

[@R19Robbin]

The MGB is just such a good looking car 🔥🔥

[@Sonny_j4p]

Makes me feel a bit better pumping 14.5k into a GTST.

[@shortmonk95]

Your front wings literally cost my birthday... 120995... never seen my full birthday appear anywhere. The mg is starting to look really nice again after a second interior refurb

[@benjy5154]

A wonderful job. I am looking forward to purchasing my first car and an MG B is definitely high on the list

[@daninthegutter7521]

17k for a MGB ....I have heard worse.... my 72 VW squareback custom panel van now owes me about 10k.. mostly on new engine & front disc conversion.....but have done bodywork, respray interior & most of the work myself...so no labour cost...!! It's not just about the money & it's value when finished....it's for the love...we'll done Adam on the MGB, it looks great, drive it, enjoy it & be proud that you helped keep another classic on the road 👍😀 ....keep up the great videos & maybe if you're really unlucky, our paths may cross one day 😅🤪🤣..

[@charliewest2889]

£4K to have a classic car in good condition for 3 years sounds good value

[@Some.One_Unknown]

Suspension is "a bit American". I am so going to use that from now on. 🤣👍

[@AdamC3046]

That's a trend I hope to keep going :)

[@Lyingleyen]

After 60 years as a Petrol Head I can safely say that a well turned out MG B is a joy to behold and a thing of deep enduring beauty.

[@Daniel-ww8yp]

Friend of mine resto’d his mk2 golf, £35,000 in parts alone, he done all the work himself including the respray so saved some money there, labour 4 nights a week for 5 years solid

[@datjap8883]

Dedication, that's awesome

[@Daniel-ww8yp]

@@datjap8883 honestly don’t know how he done it, it got him a few sponsors on the build though which is awesome

[@user-qm9ev4dv5s]

I feel for you Adam. I have a 1972 MGB that my dad purchased about a year before his death. I'm in about $17k USD right now. I didn't expect to pay that much for the restoration. However, I had a bare metal restoration completed and engine rebuilt. I still have to finish the wiring, external body parts, interior etc. to go. I think I'll be well in over $20k before I'm done.

[@EtonieE25]

Oh my goodness the rebuild cost pennies compared to a Merc SL 😆

[@jdmhater]

Very interesting watch! I'm in the process of fully restoring my Dads MGC GT and the costs are getting crazy! Good call on the stainless bumper, they look great! I'll be getting some ordered after watching this!

[@LordSteinchen]

£444 pounds for rebuilding the engine? That’s what I pay for an oil change. 🙈

[@GrahamBrown-jk3rc]

I've restored/refurbished many classics over the past 25 years; purely for pleasure. I've never expect to return a profit but I have kept the loss to a minimum. I never spend more on the vehicle than it is worth and never get trades people to do anything. Spend 'their' money on tools and equipment and teach your self. Thousands of MGB's are available so it's easy to make a big loss on restoration/ refurbishment.

[@davidnelson7149]

I bought a fully restored '78 MGB Roadster with up-grades (suspension, brakes, Sebring conversion) for £6000 last year because the idiot who restored it didn't bother taking photo's or keeping the invoices. It's like it rolled off the showroom floor this morning. As an Engineer, I thoroughly checked her out beforehand, and am happy that all the work has actually been carried out and the replacement parts and up-grades are actually that. I've had several BGT's and have never had a problem with headroom, and I'm six foot two.

[@isaacsrandomvideos667]

I’ve not seen a 180/240SX in years and you just spot one trotting around on your bike? You have the car spotter luck! ALSO A FEU ORANGE!! Hahahaha!

[@johnecriteser7813]

I paid $4500 USD for my '64 roadster and have $10k into it so far. I think I could ask $18k, but I wouldnt. Lol

[@THESLlCK]

NEVER restore a classic car. Always build it with modern methods. The old school stuff is illogically pricey unless you have money to burn or are a collector

[@isaacsrandomvideos667]

Boring. If you want a classic, you want it to be classic. Otherwise what’s the point? It’s like Tesla swapping a Dodge Charger 440.

[@THESLlCK]

@@isaacsrandomvideos667 There's a difference between hand-rolling steel at 1200 degrees and just getting the premade sheets from off the shelf. That's my point. Restoration with archaic processes is very stupid if you're going to destroy the car driving it anyway.

[@isaacsrandomvideos667]

@@THESLlCK yeah there is. Cause it’s not Original and one is a lot harder. But if you drive it well it won’t get destroyed.

[@BlackLines]

It's a lot of money but if it's your passion and your bills are paid, what's the problem? Enjoy the car Adam, you won't care about the cost as time passes.... and you still get to sit in it :)

[@SimonWallwork]

I've had seven Bs, of which only one was a roadster. They are great cars and very practical, as long as there's just two of you.

[@hotchkissart]

GT`s are getting much harder to find compared to convertibles these days...especially nice ones.

[@daexion]

The car looks amazing and they did a really good job getting the interior fixed properly.

[@bowlerwildcatGaming1991]

Money well spent to keep her on the road and looking good Adam

[@charlesloomis2224]

$17k to restore but I bet you smile every time you drive it. Don’t get that feeling in a new $17k car.

[@shaunald]

Spent $12,000 Canadian dollars on my 53 TD. Never drive it. 🙄

[@Osvaldas111]

That is a small car and 6k for painting is a lot 😅 I want to respray my vw golf mk1 but I think I have to do it myself 🤣

[@SpankyGames]

Only 25k views? Im preaty disapointed with the comunity of this channel Adam is everything about new cars and old cars And a video of a restoration is allways amazing Cheers adam amazing content and dedication

[@AdamC3046]

Thank you, I've always known classics to reach lower views. My ultimate goal is to change that, as it's always a proud moment getting good views on a classic car video.

[@iansmith9259]

Just keep your B for 30 years. It will look like a bargain 😮!!!

[@JDMCARSCIVIC]

6k for a paint job that isn't perfect is a shame Hope you never use that company again

[@milan4319]

Using wind to stick a long peice of paper to the body is just such an Adam c thing 🤣🤣

[@lawrencesargant1669]

Great job and spec, you just love this car Adam its worth it…..enjoy👍

[@theprinceofbabylonia]

Im semi restoring a saab 900 and im already approaching the £10k mark.. 😩🤔

[@rickydub6950]

I own a mk2 golf gti & a 205 gti that i have owned before and bought back to save them 👍i feel your pain, would have been raging at the first trimmers. One of the best mgb in the country now though 🥳

[@maxrebechi2737]

Looks amazing Adam and as you said it’s not about the money but the sentimental value 😄👍🏻, enjoy your beauty

[@paulmac63]

It's a problem when wanting to keep a classic car in good condition if you don't do any of the work yourself , labour costs are going to spiral . The MGB is one of the cheaper classics to own and maintain but you can easy spend more than they are worth as they have a ceiling of what they are going to be worth . No offence Adam but try and learn to do as much as you can yourself , it's rewarding and financially beneficial

[@AdamC3046]

I don't have the time, expertise or space to do that.

[@ewanjones6716]

Keep it up

[@alic4788]

So the lesson learned here is.........don't add up the receipts.

[@elastiekeltjeshaar]

sounded all fair and reasonable until the paint bill. Holy..

[@simon-oy6um]

Well at least you can drive and enjoy it now 😂😂

[@ryanb8144]

Does not matter what you spend on a car if you are keeping it and it's sentimental

[@jan-erikgauksheim3749]

Great car, you got a lot done for the money...

[@raftonpounder6696]

Six grand for a dodgy spray job? Some amount of rattle cans in £6000!

[@michaelporter8485]

He’s Been ripped off 🤯

[@raftonpounder6696]

@@michaelporter8485 no decent body man would leave a car with runs and blemishes. Especially if he’s changing 6 grand.

[@warriervw]

ya did a great job on that little car . it looks soo nice now . i love it now you can enjoy it for years to come

[@edd95gti85]

Nice work keeping a classic on the road. Only thing id say the respray was abit over priced

[@AdamC3046]

It was a lot more than I wanted, but it did include a lot of rust repair and the fitting of the wings.

[@edd95gti85]

@@AdamC3046 thats not to bad but id say a respray should be about £4500 for a good job mabe more if you go to a super expensive place. Still like you say its about the sentimental value and your own keen eye they spots the bad points. I dont the same with my car i got a bad chip in the bonnet and roof and got them re sprayed just to please my self when looking as the car(it bugged the hell out of me every time i washed it )

[@Kieran_OPC]

@@edd95gti85 depends on the respray you want and if the metal is needing worked ect. I'd estimate a concours paint job for my astra will cost 7k all in from a ford rs gold cup quality painter

[@james.d.8044]

Quite the little transformation ..that interior Looks stunning 😍 😍

[@wayneblake1161]

Rubber bumpers are fantastic I've had mine for 8 years. They're coming into there own now and are no longer sneered at. If you want chrome buy 1,don't convert a rubber bumper !

[@AdamC3046]

This wasn't a rubber bumper, it's an original chrome bumper car.

[@wayneblake1161]

@AdamC3046 sorry adam,this wasn't meant for you I was watching another video and was writing a reply to that when it flicked to yours,so it somehow must have gone to you. Apologies, I know yours is an original chrome! Keep up the excellent work

[@traillifeuk4153]

Am I accidentally early?

[@Boppa1260]

If it makes you happy, why not.😁

[@Chris-v4z1t]

MGB GT Massive Garage Bills Given Time

[@TheoXydias_PerlaCoffeeTrailer]

rule when you restore a car. For what you gonna thing it's gonna cost multiply x3 :D been there !!

[@markjosephbudgieridgard]

The re spray on my 76 mgb roadster cost £300... Yes I spent £300 on rattle cans of every colour you can imagine my car is a beautiful montage of colours..... Looks beautiful and ridiculous..... Registration document states multi colour..... I had to pay an extra £30 on my insurance premium because my car is modified lol...... This MGB looks outrageous.... Beats the bloody plain boring black it left the factory with 🤣

[@Peter_Spang]

I got the exact same car with the same exact mods the same exact color same year everything just in America. Love the fact you post about this car you’re one of the only ones and it makes me so happy since it’s my favorite car and will stay with me forever

[@TheShavenChimp]

I bought my 77B for $3200, I've put about 12 grand into it thus far and its still nowhere near completion. Its a never-ending project.

[@benjaminwillis3545]

Love the mg b gt my rover is going to get fixed miss it

[@Kieran_OPC]

I've calculated 40 to 50k to do my astra how I want it.. I couldn't give a shit if people tell me that's not worth it but the thing means the world to me and never going to sell it Might be a while doing that resto I guess..

[@Brettoh]

Explanation required!

[@Kieran_OPC]

@@Brettoh well I bought an astra Arctic 5 years ago, first proper fast car and I just love the thing, it's not the best car ever but its just great to drive and Ill never sell it so.. it's a fairly used car when I got it, 63k miles and a Scottish car it's whole life so has rust in the usual astra places underneath so it ain't perfect, the plans to have effectively a modified concours car but not to the extreme degree so I can still use it on dry days, basically imagine a 7-8k paint job, 4-5k interior, another maybe 5k on the engine and box then suspension probably another maybe 2.5k then add wheels and brakes that's another 3k or so and finally interior youre talking another 3k or more and that all adds to around 35k I think I didn't add it up just a guess plus the cost of buying the car 5 years ago of 8500 that's the mid 40k range without going in to major details of my plans. I had a lot of carbon fibre plans but scrapped that as its a bit pricey and I'd be damn lucky to do what I want😂

[@paulthompson8480]

hi A great restoration ALWAYS takes MORE time and MORE money than planed . But the best way to restore now is body 100% stripped and chemically dipped ,ALL high dollar resto`s are now done this way . Reflected in the resale . You can always tell a dodgy &/or an incomplete resto because the defects show . Congrats u have done the car justice ,well done ...

[@ggrahamhill]

That’s not a bad price tbh , the last one I did for a customer was £45,000 in total although arguably once finished there wasn’t really much of the original car left. Looks good that though

[@allaboutkalergi5012]

Think yourself lucky Adam - I bought a new set of LED indicators for my Triumph Street Triple last week - £320 - yes just a set of little indicators!!! Eye watering.

[@gromhub]

Why don't you tell anyone who messed it up so badly so the rest of to commuinity can boycott the cowboy save someone else the heartache you've had to endure from his piss poor workmanship

[@Sorelizard]

Nice , I enjoy videos on this car

[@Jabber-ig3iw]

Damn I thought putting £1300 into rusty sills and arches on my NB MX5 was a lot. You need to name and shame the original trimmer, that was shockingly bad.

[@andy1or2]

Love this video and REALLY love the MGB :) I think you are a smart man with a great outlook ...

[@joshuuaaaa440]

You can go into a dealership and buy a new car with no character or you can blow a tonne of cash on having fun and a car with a soul! Worth every penny

[@stuwhite2337]

Bloody hell! My roadster will top out at about £3k fully restored. That includes the purchase price, though all the labour is my own.

[@ashleytombs]

Money goes in car get’s repaired money goes in car get Repaired so much for Chloe’s wedding with that bills lol but it’s worth she’s Beautiful like she is just come out of the factory

[@mgman6000]

How much do you lose driving a new car off the lot?how much do you spend on lattes every year? So you're upside down on it just enjoy it You know you don't have to be perfect in 08 I bought a 72 GT for $2000 put a $2000 metallic gray paint job on traded some old wheels for a set of minilites resprayed the seats and other odds and ends a had a really nice driver for about $6k if you want perfection you have to pay for it but if you're happy with a really nice driver it can be done reasonably PS lose the ugly rostyles and put on some minilites

[@AdamC3046]

Minilites only look good on Minis.

[@mgman6000]

@AdamC3046 It is your car after all, but those rostyles are just ugly ,wheels make the car imo putting a set of big ugly 18" wheels on a classic Chevy ruin it. I like minilites or in my case minotaurs because they do look British

[@AdamC3046]

@@mgman6000 I completely disagree, hence why I haven't put boring Minilites on it

[@mgman6000]

@AdamC3046 That makes sense I guess in England they could be common but over here they are still unique but I never had rostyles on either of the MGs I've owned

[@prophetsnake]

Phffft. Try doing up the equivelant Alfa or Mercedes.

[@AdamC3046]

At least the equivalent Alfa/Merc would be worth something decent at the end of it

[@prophetsnake]

@@AdamC3046 With an even higher percentage of the cost in restoration. That's the point.

[@george40nelson4]

The best thing about spending too much money restoring a classic car is ..it won't cheat on you ! LOL

[@dyggiprahl9881]

Love the old classics .... they did a grate job man...... end of the day, if you put that thing in you are just gonna die :/. Grate motor tho, they are grate little things;)

[@CM-cp6ce]

Dear Lord 6k for a respray!!!!! I'm desperate for my car to have a respray but not at 6k!!!

[@AdamC3046]

That total did include rust repair and wing fitting.

[@CM-cp6ce]

@@AdamC3046 yikes!!

[@Jay-B1750]

I've spent a fair bit of money restoring a Puma, way more than what its worth, but I couldn't have done it myself, the people who completed the works did an amazing job, plus it's a hoot to drive, so it all gets forgotten!

[@peterharness5192]

Looks a really smart MGB👍, funny you mention the seat problem, I had exactly the same issue when I rebuilt my seats, so frustrating to be banging your head on the roof!!

[@duncanwilson9020]

I am also currently trying to restore a 1970 mob gt, she doesn't run yet and I have a few things left to do in the bodywork and the interior but man has it been a joy learning how to fix a gorgeous rolling piece of history.

[@andrewsDoc938]

You did very well, personal prides and joys shouldn't have a price....but those 6 Grand on the paint job 😱

[@dallas6847]

keep up the good work Boss..

[@dancurd3857]

Lovely project got her looking proper fresh. Money well spent like you said it has sentimental value and value will just keep going up so will soon meet what you paid all in. Atleast now you know you’ve got many more years ahead with it now 👍🏻

[@Xera1]

Absolutely gorgeous

[@phatlaz1974]

Don’t cry to much . You’d pay double that here in Australia .?