MGB GT Mk1 Drive to a Classic Car Breakers yard & buy an Original Roof Headliner to fit on site !

Breakers yards are always fascinating places and Iconic brands is always about having fun with classic investment watch and enjoy learning.

[@ThomasTomAczel]

I had the pleasure of walking into a breaker's yard when working in the UK in 1984. "I don't suppose you would have an overdrive gearbox for an MGB Mk I ?" I said. "Sure", he replied. "There's two sitting on the floor over there" he said. "Help yourself to one." Things were a little less happy when I drained the oil prior to shipping it home, and a whole lot of metal filings drained out in the oil. But a gearbox and overdrive rebuild prior to fitting it, (and one more since after about another 140,000 miles), and the wrecker's yard gearbox and overdrive is still providing excellent service in my now 250,000 mile MGB.

[@IconicBrands123]

Great account thanks for sharing

[@ThomasTomAczel]

@@IconicBrands123With our vast distances in this country, I never understood the logic of selling MGB's without even the option of overdrive available from 1963 to 1968, when "the penny" must have finally "dropped". I quite often travelled 600 miles in a day when touring. I used to drop the car into neutral and coast on longer downhill sections, just to give my ears a break.

[@IconicBrands123]

The laycock Overdrive is a must !! My mk1 has it

[@sharonshaffer3394]

You took your vast knowledge and created a great hobby. Brilliant.

[@IconicBrands123]

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[@PurityVendetta]

I loved my BGT, '68 white, chrome bumper, wire wheels. Sadly it was written off by some old bumpkin driving around, blind drunk at 10.30 on a Sunday morning. Perhaps in the future I might be able to afford another. Meanwhile I have a small engineering company making parts for, repairing and restoring vintage motorcycles.

[@IconicBrands123]

Thanks for watching iconic brands glad you found it of interest

[@NZbird]

Hi from NZ! I drooled on seeing that breakers yard - no such thing for MG's over here. Fortunately, there are some local companies which supply new parts and supply from the UK is pretty reasonable too. Keep 'em coming and best wishes - Geoff

[@IconicBrands123]

Your welcome 🙏

[@astandish2173]

I really do think that a cat asleep on a soft top, adds a certain "je ne sais quoi" to the brand!

[@IconicBrands123]

The Jaguar is known as the big cat teaching them is the problem

[@floodwatch4x4]

Great video thanks for including that little clip of me working in your video much appreciated 👍 P.S. I’ve taken your advice and I’m uploading more videos too my channel (weekly) and yes I’ve subscribed to your channel also 👍 thanks again hope to bump into you again sometime 🤞

[@IconicBrands123]

Great to hear from you and all the best with your KZbin channel. There’s only one place for original parts !!

[@IconicBrands123]

I’ve watched flood watch 4x4 and subscribed have fun

[@floodwatch4x4]

@@IconicBrands123 thanks for your help

[@hpevans9041]

Very interesting, and well presented.

[@IconicBrands123]

Thanks glad that you enjoyed watching and following the back to original quest I’m on I certainly like searching out original bargains