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After giving up on one MGB, it was not difficult for me to get another. It was around that period most of the remaining MGB in the market were severely aging and getting very expensive to upkeep. At the same time, there were much less enthusiasts going for this type of cars, well, the fads for MGB was over. My second MGB pix # 1 Within a year or so, I found one which I paid also Rgt 10K. It was a later model, meaning a 1965 make with 5 bearings crankshaft and wire wheels set up. I won't show the "doing up" part but the finished car this time.
My second MGB pix # 2 Without doubt the fragile wire wheels had seen better times. Not a
difficult decision to have a new set ordered from UK. Upon receiving found out
that it was manufactured in India
My second MGB pix # 3 Here is the car up in Bukit Kiara - at that time cars were allowed to run the entire circuit of the park.
My second MGB pix # 4 These are pictures I deliberately made for my record as I was going to relinquish my collections of cars.
My second MGB pix # 5 Now looking back, I am rewarded with my decision and a chance to relive those sweet memories. How beautiful these cars were.
My second MGB pix # 6 This is the last shot from my collection. Next picture would be series to show where the car had been to!
My second MGB pix # 7 A picture from the " Round Penang Island" trip, in the background Balik Pulau hills and Teluk Bahang bay
My second MGB pix # 8 Below:- a stop-by at the Tamu Hot Spring area inside the outback of
My second MGB pix # 9 This was taken in the round trip to Seremban - Simpang Pertang- Karak - Petaling Jaya. It was also along this same stretch of roads that I di my longest solo drive. Through Simpang Pertang to Traing and back via Temerloh. A 230 kilometers journey and the drive took me over 6 hours. The car though a sport cars, was not built for speed. Was doing between 50-60 mph, roughly 80 km/hour. The car could do a sprint up to 160km/hr, but both the driver and car could not sustain that type of performance
My second MGB pix # 10 Yes, my Sunday ritual of having breakfast at the Awana Golf Course. Picture taken on the hill overlooking the Golf Course. faint shadow of the hotel tower in background
My second MGB pix # 11 This time the car park by the seaside beside "Lovers Isle" in Teluk Bahang
My second MGB pix # 12 The scene - Teluk Bahang Bay, Penang
My second MGB pix # 13 Amidst durian plantation in Balik Pulau area
My second MGB pix # 14 Another view on the trans-island highway Penang
My second MGB pix # 15 Finally, a close-up view of the dashboard for the car
My second MGB pix # 16 Front grille mounted with a couple of badges which was the "in-thing" those days
To show how much this car meant to me, I kept it for 30 plus years. As long as I could, and finally it was taking up valuable space in the garden and I could not keep up with the never ending repairing. I had to tell myself , enough is enough!
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