| A 
£3,995 or 28.5% price hike in less than 14 days! 
 This 
MGBGTV8 was spotted for sale in an online advert at £14,000 on 24th 
September 2017. A report was posted to our Pricewatch webpage. In a matter of 
days the online advert was seen to have been updated to show the car had been 
sold and today Keith Belcher has seen it is advertised for sale again at £17,995. 
Posted: 17100
 
 Update: Keith 
Belcher reports "I have just seen a comment of Facebook that a chap was planning 
to see this car, but he has been contacted and told that it has been sold." 
Updated: 171123
 
 
 
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 | |  Original 
advert seen on 24th September 2017 which said:
 
 MGBGTV8 - original chrome 
bumper Factory car
 Sale price £14,000 - private sale
 A 
1974 car modified during the course of an earlier restoration with; Edelbrock 
carb and inlet manifold, tubular exhaust manifolds, high comp pistons, crane cam 
and hydraulic tappets. I have owned the car for 3 years and it has travelled to 
France twice and has averaged 2,000 dry miles a year. In my ownership it has received 
reground discs, new twin 12v batteries, a new replacement carb, seat diaphragm 
and clutch slave cylinder. It has a fresh MOT with no advisories.The agreed insurance 
value is £16,000.
 Advert seen on 24th September 2017
 Advertised 
by a private seller in Banstead, Surrey
 
 An astonishing 
£3,995 or 28.5% price hike in less than 14 days!
 
 
  
 
 |  Later 
advert seen on 8th October 2017 which said:
 
 MGBGTV8  restored 
chrome bumper Factory car
 Price £17,995 - trade sale
 Original 
Factory chrome bumper example finished in Harvest Gold sympathetically upgraded 
to produce arguably the best MGBGTV8 that we have had the pleasure to offer for 
sale. Work includes:
 ·> All suspension bushes replaced & uprated 
anti-roll bar
 > Brakes overhauled
 > Gearbox overhauled and new overdrive 
fitted
 > Body work stripped, lead loaded and repainted
 > New carpets, 
seats and timber dashboard
 > Engine rebuild/balanced including new high 
compression pistons, hi-torque fast road cam with hi-rev hydraulic cam followers 
(Crane)
 > Lumination electronic ignition system
 > Edelbrock 500 carburettor 
with manual choke
 > Stainless steel exhaust
 This is an exceptional opportunity 
to purchase an iconic MGB. Undervalued for many years, prices are rising fast 
and this car will provide both an excellent investment and years of pleasure 
to the fortunate new owner.
 Advert launched on 8th October 2017
 Advertised 
by Milestone Classics in Sussex
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