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1969' MG MGC

£18,000

Published 7 March 2026ID: Toe5Ld

Warwickshire
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Information from the owner

Body: Sports Car

Age: 57 years

Mileage: 172 km

Transmission: Manual

Exterior color: Black

Seller's comments about 1969' MG MGC

This lot will be auctioned via Iconic Auctioneers, The Classic Sale at the Practical Classics Classic Car and Restoration Show 2026 on Saturday the 21st of March - Sunday the 22nd of March, NEC, Birmingham, B40 1NT.One of just 4, 457 GT examples produced between 1967–1969, the MG C GT paired handsome Pininfarina-styled coachwork with effortless six-cylinder performancePowered by its original, matching-numbers 2, 912cc C-Series straight-six (Heritage Certificate on file), very much a refined Grand Tourer rather than an out-and-out sports carUpgraded with triple Weber carburettors and professionally set up on a rolling-road. The MG C fires on-the-button thanks to electronic ignition upgrade and produces a purposeful six-cylinder exhaust noteSmooth 4-speed manual gearbox with factory overdrive operating on third and fourth gears, offering relaxed high-speed cruising exactly as intendedConsiderable expenditure with receipts, including new brakes, clutch, wiring harness, stainless steel exhaust system, replacement hoses, pipes and fluids, plus renewed suspension bushes costing over £20, 000 in 2024Underside, chassis sections and sills treated with Waxoyl injection to aid long-term structural preservationSmart black interior featuring new carpets, later-style leather seats with headrests and inertia-reel seatbelts for improved comfort and safetySupplied with V5C and Heritage Certificate confirming original engine; now tax and MOT exempt and described as performing extremely well — a genuinely usable and characterful example of the much-improved ‘big Healey-engined’ GT