MGB Roadster - an all purpose competition car now seen for sale

Annabel Brown has advertised her late husband's MGB Roadster for sale. T
he car has been carefully restored and used on track days. It drives and handles beautifully, reflecting the engineering skills of the late Gerry Brown.

Ron Gammons set up an MG maintenance and repair business with Gerry Brown in his garage at home in Letchworth in 1977. In 1978 the Brown & Gammons business was moved to the present Baldock site and two years later expanded with a parts operation in the refurbished premises. After more than 15 years developing B&G, Gerry decided to leave the business in 1993 but remained on good terms with Ron.

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First registered in 1964 and later . Then in it was bought by Jim Loveday in 1965 and modified into an all purpose competition car. In 1982 it was purchased by Gerry Brown and its first main event was the 1990 Coppa D'Italia. He finished 2nd in class, 19th overall. Two months later the car was borrowed by Stirling Moss, who drove it in the Pirelli Marathon from Tower Bridge in London to Cortina in Italy. He finished third overall, just three seconds behind the second place crew.
In 1990 it was at the GT/Saloon race at the Eifel Klassik weekend at the Nurburgring, where Gerry finished 2nd in class, 6th overall. Gerry competed with the car in the 1993 historic Targa Rusticana rally, finishing second overall. Many events, both races and rallies, followedaf ater an engine rebuild - the most recent were the 2010 Classic Mountain Challenge, and finally the 2011 Winter Challenge regularity rally, which finished in Monte Carlo. The car was then partially dismantled, but was then left due to Gerry's illness. Since Gerry Brown's death the car has been carefully restored and used on track days. It drives and handles beautifully, reflecting Gerry's engineering skills. Annabel says "it's last MOT was on 8th January 2025 when it passed with no advisories. This interesting MGB Roadster is now for sale". More