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FORMER WELDING DEMO RESTORED AND RACING; 1964 MG MGB.(News)
Byline: LARRY SANATA
When Scott Fohrman first laid eyes on his 1964 MG MGB, he was thrown for a loop. Even though the car was in rough condition, to say the least, he couldn't believe that someone would use it as a prop for a welding demonstration.
Before Fohrman purchased and resurrected this forlorn British roadster, it had been used by a job candidate who was intent on proving his welding prowess to the owner of an upscale Chicago restoration shop.
Unfortunately for the job hunter, things didn't work out well. "If you look, do you see the welding along the floors? Fohrman asks, pointing to the floorboard of his blue MGB. "Would you hire the guy who did that? The shop owner had shared the opinion and hadn't hired the welder.
It was the car, not the welding, that prompted Fohrman to buy the MGB, and he has been delighted with it ever since.
For many, the MGB is the epitome of sports cars. It features a wonderful balance of speed, agility and comfort, and in its heyday, it was affordable, something not easily said today. In 1964 alone, 26,542 MGBs were sold, at an average price of about $2,500. That year also marked an important engineering milestone in the car's life cycle. By the end of 1964, the engine was switched from a three- to a five-main-bearing ...
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