MGCs are a rare bird, particularly in the handsome coupe GT version—only about 1800 were built for all markets.
This one was a USA-spec car shipped new to Los Angeles, but spent most of its time in central Oregon.
We all know that any British sports car that came near salty roads in the Midwest turned to dust decades ago, but this unicorn is clean and solid underneath.
The beautiful black paint presents with a great shine and has no stress cracks or other aging.
The 'C' was built to address the MGB's weaknesses—a lazy 4-cylinder engine that buzzed you to death on the highway, but the C has a 3-liter inline 6 coupled to a manual overdrive transmission that makes the car a very nice driver—particularly with the added rigidity and weather-tightness of the coupe body.
Those attributes have been finished off with 72-spoke chrome wire wheels, restored leather interior & new carpets.
The last owner has rebuilt all the hydraulics, did the brakes and upgraded the old lever-type shocks with modern Spax telescopic ones.
We have a binder with all his records and receipts for work done to make the car both fun and reliable.
He polished it off with popular Brit-car accessories including a wood-rim Moto-Lita steering wheel, Vredestein radials and a pair of Lucas 'Flame thrower' driving lights and PL-700 main beams.
The original owner's book is in the glove box and the jack & knock-off hammer are in their bag in the trunk.
We have the British Heritage Trust certificate documenting that the engine is the original one, and a recent compression test gave strong, consistent readings of 125 to 133.
In today's specialty car world, $40K doesn't buy many interesting cars that are all done and ready to be enjoyed.