The MGB GT’s registered keeper bought ‘SAK 241J’ in 1996.

Now being sold from within the trade after a light recommissioning following a year-or-so off the road, it is finished in Old English White rather than the brown it left the factory in.
The seats remain a gorgeous caramel vinyl though, a colour that is nicely period without trying too hard – but then this is a theme that runs throughout the MGB’s DNA: From the modest steel Rostyle wheels to the sweet-revving four-cylinder engine, this is a car in which everything is perfectly balanced, making it ideal for the enthusiast who enjoys driving and owning a classic sportscar but doesn’t feel the need to draw unnecessary attention to themself.
Old English White with chrome trim and Rostyle steel wheels is a gentle, elegant, and timeless combination; modest and easy to maintain, it’s a colour scheme that draws quiet admiration rather than gasps of unease.
It’s a forgiving colour too; this one was almost certainly painted 30 years ago a...