Mgb: Guide to Purchase and D. I. Y. Restoration [Paperback]

Lindsay Porter (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1989

A guide to MGB restoration with photographic illustrations of work carried out.

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About the Author

Lindsay Porter is a well-respected and prolific author of practical automotive books and manuals. He lives in Bromyard, Herefordshire.

--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Motorbooks International (June 1989)
• ISBN-10: 0854297561
• ISBN-13: 978-0854297566
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,829,117 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Essential Modern Middle Ground Book, May 31, 2006

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Robert D. Steele (Oakton, VA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: MGB Restoration Manual (Restoration Manuals) (Hardcover)

This is NOT the foundation book for MGB maintenance and repair. That honor is still held by the Haynes MGB 1962 thru 1980 book published in the 1980's and often delivered as part of the "kit" to anyone buying an original MGB, as I just did.

This book, however, is a really superb rendition of modern guidance, with superb photographic essays of complex operations. Although it has a color cover, all of the photographs are in black and white. The book is a real build on top of a normal repair manual, with sections on history, buying (BUY THIS BOOK BEFORE YOU BUY AN MGB), and then bodywork, interior trim, mechanical, electrical, and so on.

The third book that I recommend is Anders Ditlev Clausager's "Original MGB With MGC and MGB GT V8." This is a coffee table book, a "this is what perfect looks like," and it is both inspirational and just plain delightful. I drove my 1964 MGB across the country in the four days after I bought it (at 2500 RPM most of the way, 65 mph, but on special stretches of Iowa, doing 4000 RPM for sustained periods) because I love this car as a sports drive, not a driveway show car. Still, it is really great to see what perfection without regard to long haul rallying looks like, and I could not do without all three books.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A picture's worth a thousand words...., November 2, 2002

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daintybrit "Brit" (Portland, Oregon United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: MGB Restoration Manual (Restoration Manuals) (Hardcover)

People - The Restoration manual is exactly what it claims to be- A RESTORATION GUIDE! If you are looking for step-by-step body-work help, or a trouble shooting guide look elsewhere. This is a Restoration Guide!!! This book assumes you've done the dent-removal & painting and are ready to re-assemble. We've got 4 MG's and are currently restoring a '68. There's no substitute for having a picture or diagram to guide you & this book is loaded with both. I only wish we had got this book 2 MG's ago! Don't attempt a re-build without it!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not a stand alone book, May 25, 2003

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Robert R. Deitrich (Danville, VA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: MGB Restoration Manual (Restoration Manuals) (Hardcover)

While it has some photos and covers some topics that the standard repair manual does not (such as cutting out rusty body parts and replacing them), it lacks information you need to trouble shoot. If you want to work with what you have this is not the book for you. If you want to buy new or used parts and stick them on, this book is for you.