Owner: Nigel Bursnoll
Make/model: MG Montego 2.0 EFI
Month/year of manufacture: August 1988
Colour: Red
Engine size/type: 2.0 EFI
BHP: 115
Top speed: 115 mph
Gearbox type: 5-speed
Area: Bicester
Date purchased: 26th November 2005

History: I purchased the car from the original owner; initially it was his company car, then he purchased it. I acquired it on 26th November 2005. It was in a very poor state, paintwork all dull, and heavy scratches on the bonnet and boot. The rear spoiler was cracked and had to be discarded, the rear bumper was also cracked, driver's door and rear wheel arches very rusty and all the black around the tops of doors and on the body trim had faded to white. The roof lining was full of holes and had dropped down at the rear and the dashboard was cracked in half a dozen places. The car was rebuilt in February 2006 with a list of parts replaced including headlining, seats, rear spoiler and rear arches. The car was resprayed except for the front wings and the tops of 3 doors. I managed to get a dashboard from a scrap yard along with many other parts. The car had a full service and mechanical check up and passed the MOT first time - it runs like a dream. I hardly used the car last year, but hope to get more use this year, 2007. It also won a prize at our informal concours in July 2006.

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