We have available a MGB E-Production race car that is log booked as a 1967. It was built by Judd Etheridge of Portland, Oregon, and successfully raced in the Northwest with the SCCA. We bought this car straight from Judd’s dry and warm garage three years ago where it sat since its last race in the early 90′s. Judd ran at the front of the regional grid with this car when SCCA E-Prod was hotly contested. We have the original logbooks to document the car. He may not have gotten full style points for paintwork, but paint is easier to rectify than slow. We paid $5500 for a complete car as raced and trailered it home.
We proceeded to rebuild the calipers and replaced all other cylinders and brake and clutch components with new. Replaced the front rotors and the bearings while we were at it and then installed the 4:10 diff. It was running slicks last time run and the vintage legal diameter tires made the installed ratio inappropriate. We cleaned the fuel system, rebuilt the Huffacker HD8 2 in SU carbs, replaced rotors and wheel bearings, and changed all fluids. Then we installed a new battery and it fired right up. We cut no corners mechanically and did what was needed to make it safe to run and stop @ 120+ mph.
We got a current SCCA Vintage logbook and the car was then run one race (then my wife agreed I could buy an Alfa Duetto! So when you have wife’s permission to buy a 4th race car you do it). The MGB was very quick and trouble free all weekend and best of all it ran within 3 secs of our other Alfa race car even on three year old race tires.
While not showing the prettiest of cosmetics, this car is represents the time period when SCCA production class cars were closer to production than to purpose built tube framed replicas. Privateers would build their own replicas of the successful Huffaker cars and order parts straight from Joe if they could afford those trick parts.
This car is fitted with some of those rare period correct Huffaker Engineering race parts. The intake is a special cast factory competition part that accepts the 2 inch SU’s that were legal in E Production at that time. Look over the Internet and you will be hard pressed to find another set on a correct manifold. The gearbox is a MGB full syncro gearbox case filled with Huffakers straight cut close ratio gearset (gearset is now $2400-2800!) It had beautifully fabricated real three into one Huffacker header, but that was too weak to use so we had to replace the entire exhaust front to back to allow it to meet modern sound regulations. The engine is race prepped SCCA legal +40 with 12:1 compression with a race cam and proper springs. The cylinder head is well secured with 7/16 studs replacing the stock ones. The head and block were polished and lapped to allow head to slide without tearing the head gasket during thermal stresses under race condition. The rear diff housing is a period correct banjo style MGB wire wheel unit. It is 1 3/4 inches narrower and also has the stronger wire wheel axles that are splined on both ends unlike the steel wheel diff axles. The car is currently fitted with the optional 4:10 competition ratio. The spider gears were welded solid to give traction to both wheels. A very effective solution if no deep standing water is on the course. Note the rear single leaf rear springs that are suspending the rear of the car. Light and unique to this car. A custom pan hard rod is used to locate the differential laterally. Nice handling car as setup now.
In conclusion if you are willing to do cosmetic improvements over the winter you can have a beautiful and fast, period correct MGB vintage race car with history. The Buy-it-Now is just what we have invested. We are looking just to recover our investment so my wife will not be able to say I lose money on all my race car projects… We will also include the better looking flared front fenders that came as spares with the car. The competition straight cut close ratio gearbox alone is worth $3,000. The entire suspension and drive train also could be swapped to a pull door handle chassis to make a killer very early B rally or race car, but it would be a shame to mess with history. I would just de-flare it, polish the wheels, paint it, and maybe lighten the roll cage. Call me if you have any questions and you are serious. Bob 541-543-6791
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