Cezar Amaral

Software Developer / Product Manager

MG MGB 1963

Mustang 1966 Grey Mustang 1966
mgb in poor condition

After some market research was determined that a first generation MG MGB was highly desireable in the collector's car scene.

This car was found from a gentleman who really liked MGB's, having couple of MGB's, the owner decided to sell this one after trying to restore the car himself and after seeing how much work was needed to be done, and deciding that due to the work being overwhelming and over his skills, he should keep the car that's ready to enjoy and sell this project including vehicle plus lots of new replacement parts.

With the acquisition of this new project, was decided that paint and details should be as close as possible to the original looks and design, maybe with very few reliability improvements that should be as well hidden as possible, as this would be a concourse restoration for customers that would drive to events to show case his classic car and compete against other show cars.

Vehicle looked in extremely poor condition with heavy rust on the floors, which to untrained eyes, looked extremely expensive and labor intensive to have it repaired, that brought base cost very low, due to great replacement parts availabilty for this specific model, repairs were done on a very good time frame at a low cost.

MGB with rust on floors
mgb floors replaced

The car was completely disassembled and all parts were cleaned, painted, repaired or replaced. All rusted panels replaced and treated to prevent future corrosion.

Stock condition and color was targeted, again looking forward to have a highly desired classic for the available customers.

This project had intensive parts and materials management, sublet work, and in house labor to accomplish the result product.

Project was managed always with the ultimate goal of selling the vehicle at a profit, and with a good return on investment. Sometimes personal opinions had to be set aside to achieve the desired result.

mgb parts painted
mgb primed

Labour for paint and assembly was done by in house employees what provided much better quality and time control.

Project was finished and sold within 1 week for full asking price, even before it could go for auction. Customer was so happy that afterwards asked for more cars from us. Buyer did win prizes with this car, as was planned at project conception.

This project was a great success, and was a great learning experience for the team, which always learns with failures and sucesses.

blue mgb