Owner: Nigel and Janine Pratt
Make/model: MGC GT
Month/year of manufacture: March 1968
Colour: Snowberry White
Engine size/type: 2912cc
BHP: 137
Top speed: 120
Gearbox type: Automatic
Area: Andover, Hampshire
Date purchased: November 2005
Pet name of car: "The Jallopy"

History: Supplied to University Motors on the 12 March 1968, and purchased new by a Dr Helen Gordon Fisher of North Hampstead, London. She only did around 20k miles over 12 years, when it was then sold to Roy Donovan of Sutton, Surrey who owned the car until 1993. Mr Donovan spent a lot of money
over the years and attended many club events in the 80s. A letter to the MGC Register from him talks about the car being in "real good nick", and that he had it up to 115 mph and felt it had more to offer, but he backed off as the wife started to panic! Mr Donovan sold the car in 1993 and it was from then on that it was to pass through 3 other owners who had little time for it.

We purchased the car as a restoration project and have spent the last two years recommissioning it back to something of its former glory. Now having covered 69k miles from new, the car is pretty much standard apart from a change of interior colour to red/white from its original black/white. With only a few automatic Cs left it is a rare bird, but is very pleasing to drive, and we think it looks great!

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