My wife has talked for years about getting a ‘sunny day’ car, and we went looking online last night and found a 1977 MGB locally.

We went and took a look at it today, and I was pretty impressed. It was in very good shape - body was straight and solid, doors hung straight and true, new top, new master cylinder among other parts, new tires, 82K miles. It pushed a little oil when first started up, but that cleared up in a minute and the engine runs smoothly. Floorboards and wheelwells were in terrific shape. It got a new paint job years ago, but the paint was in very good shape. Garage kept for just about all of its life, the dealer is the third owner. And at the price point, I’m all in because my wife works ridiculously hard and I want her to have a fun little car as a reward for being so good at what she does.

The dealer has a lift, so we’re going to go back with a mechanic to look it over next weekend. My question to you guys - is there anything in particular we should look for, potential trouble spots, mechanical issues etc? We’ve never owned one of these, and we want to go in as informed as we can possibly be. Thanks in advance for any help or suggestions!