Dragging a 1971 MGB out of the Woods after 20 years! Will it Run? Part 1 

That little MGB has ' save me ' written all over it. It would be a labor of love, of course.

German cars will start because they’re well built ,Japanese cars will start because they’re reliable British cars will start because they’re magic!

Yet another great find. I've always loved those mgs.

I’d love to see a rebuild. I’ve got a 73 MGB that’s been off the road and in the lawn for 7 years. Keep up the good work! Thanks for showing love to the MGB crowd.

So glad I found your channel. Just a bunch of different builds. The fact that the family gets into it as well makes it even better. Thanks again for something different and pretty cool.

Loved your little MG, look forward to your next chapter in progress. 😃👍👌

Looking forward to this build I live in the UK and always wanted an MG Midget.

This video shows a bunch of things being taken back by the earth!

Love RU-vidrs that after kids in the projects they set out to do they'll never forget the time with their dad nice

Great projects keep them coming... Also nice to see you working with your father and the odd glimpse of your family.

Great throwback

Would love to see that classic MGB restored and running. It's rough now but there is still enough of the car to work with to restore it. Just takes time and patience.....and some green.

The more videos of yours I watch Michael, the more I’m enjoying the channel, Love the MG with those Skinner Union carbs, and sure it will start 💥👍

Stuffed A Range Rover 4.9 V8 Into One Of Those Midgets. Went Like Stink ! Love All What You Do. Keep It Up.

Always love a challenge, looks like you guys do to , good luck with starting this MGB .

A very good video keep going Eddie uk🇬🇧

I have pulled my fair share of MGs out of the woods over the years, and that one does not look too bad. Needs a bit of welding on the sills and the usual rot spots, but I bet she will run no problem.

Yes it will run. Hopefully it sees the highway again

Love a nice rescue. Never drove an mg but looks fun.

Your getting close to a hundred k good work Michael. I just picked up a 73

I really enjoy your videos. In 1980 at 16 I bought my first car, a 1971 Blue MG Midget for $600, I was 16 and in love with that car. The car didn’t run so I literally pushed it home. It took me most of the summer to get it running, but I’ll never forget the moment it finally started.... magic. I drove it for a few months before it died and I regretfully sold it due to lack of money, but to this day 40 years later I still have the MG bug and smile whenever I see one so watching you bring them back to life is great fun.

Love the "Screaming Chicken" on the Trans Am. You'll get the MGB to run, I have faith in you and thanks for sharing.

Man, wish I could just wander around in woods over here in England and find a classic car to restore. 🤔 You don't know how good you got it there.

Never seen a frying pan as an upgrade on an engine before!🇬🇧😀

i love youtube for recommending this type of channels during my quarantine. Great content by the way Budget Buildz!

Your car is more important than trees and then you cut the trees. Well done!

Had the '69 version 50 years ago -- same color, same wire wheels, same twin carbs (also overdrive and a trunk rack). The plywood saved the interior from utter ruin. But these cars rot under the best of conditions. IMHO, where its all original, the car is probably worth more intact than in pieces (to an avid BL collector) -- good luck bringing this baby back to life.

Its great seeing an old car being broken from the woods. Good luck. Great channel ;)

Love the MG content, just bought a group of triump spitfires over the summer that were sitting in a barn for 20 years and know nothing about British cars. Learning a lot from these vids 👍🏻

nice to find something like that in the woods, that would by absolut impossoble here in The Netherlands ! Maybe thats why it is so nice to see this ! Nice Video !!!

Definitely a car that made the pages of history, considering over half a million of these were made in the course of 18 years, with 3 out of 5 of them sold in America. I own a last-year 1966 MGB and it's very reliable, even with the stock exhaust, carbs, and engine. The one thing I do not like about these earlier models, however, (before 1968) was the 3-synchro gearboxes, in which 2nd gear usually failed because of a brass baulk ring, that later had a recall at the end of 1967.

seeing how properly you have positioned your kids car seat - BIG RESPECT from my side.

I am so pleased that you are saving this little M.GThe little girl in the beginning is very sweet.

I hope this becomes the little girl's first car! What an awesome thing that would be for her!

Got me three bottles of Mystery Oil when I was in the States. Now I know how to use it. Me a retired car trimmer, doing these great satisfaction.

This was great. So says owner of a previously rusted, basket-case , literally, '67 MGB Roadster. Been sitting for years... A cut-off wheel and a wire welder and a lot of new metal. Does it run? You betcha. No overhaul. Just a lot of patience, cleaning and tinkering.. painted in Rustoleum Royal Blue with foam brushes... And, yes, it's a driving car... Can't wait for part 2. And yes it will run...

You've just got to love America, its full of people who are happy to just dump their unwanted cars in the woods where 20 years later they provide endless amounts of material for youtube videos. I am truely grateful for this being the case

Oh yes, it'll run for sure 🤙

Nice MGB there. Sometimes they are fun to work on. Electrical problems are great, lol.

Awesome videos ! 👍

I love these. I drove one when I lived in England.

that mgb is a prime candidate for a brand new heritage body shell.

Big shout out to JT for hooking you up....Lots of good parts on that MG.....and yes it will run.

Complimenti per aver avuto il coraggio di sceglire questo esemplare di auto classica😀la vostra competenza eee la praticità dì operare (è grandiosa)mi piacerebbe essere lì con voi,,grazie mille per il vostro video ✌️😍

You'll be able to get that running. Those engines can go on forever. The only time they don't leak is when they're out of oil. MGBs are legendary rotters, so you'll be able to get all the bits. Great fun car if you can restore her. Worse cars have been fixed

I bought a 68 MG-MIG in 70 71 it was a blast.

Loving this channel so far! Best regards!

Rescue that poor thing!

Man I love your channel, smooth to watch and enjoy please keep it up brother

Cars i drag home like that i use a leaf blower. Works great!

that little engine will definitely run!

Good Score on the MGB the good thing on the MGs is almost all the parts are available at semi reasonable prices I own a B for over 14 years and they are fun cars

i have good faith it will run

Old cars are the best! Can you imagine trying to start a modern car? identify the engine block......

I had a 72 B Chrome bumper and a 79 B Rubber bumper. I've done just about all there is to do on these cars. It'll run. It's basically a tractor engine, solid as a rock. Good Luck!

More of the Ford F-350 flatbed tow rig build please keep up the great content

Amazing how fast it becomes overgrown. If he hadn't contacted you, that car may have never been seen again.

JT. What an awesome man!

100% yes, it will run. Cool wheels.

That thing is going to fire right up. It's going to be smoky and rough for a second or two, but then it's going to clear up and run great

Hope it runs.Had a '72 that I dug out of a snowbank(New Hampshire),did a lot of bodywork,ran it about 10 yrs.Not the most powerful thing,but fun factor off the chart.

Absolutely insane too rescue that junk They were a nightmare when new. They will run .run you broke.

“WILL IT RUN” Why Certainly! Great Video;Looking Forward To See It Run! Your Oregon Friend.☮️

The Trans-Am does not have the "wrong" motor in it. General motors put three different engines in that car, and the 403 Olds was one of them.

Chainsaw comment. 💥 that’s as close to a blast as you get

That MGB is totally restorable back to new.🇬🇧😀

I am really glad that I came across this channel. I have had my share of MG's. Three Midgets, and four B's. Currently my 76 represents what I have been able to keep, and keep married. Nice that you were able to recover this example in one piece, but I doubt that you'll be able to redeem the complete car. The 1800 engines in these were nearly bullet-proof, so you should be able to get it to run, but it's not gonna be too easy. The twin carbs pose a reasonable amount of finesse all on their own. Very glad that you were able to save this specimen. The running gear and drive train are well worth saving, as there are fewer of them remaining. Keep up the good work.

Fire it up, fire it up FIRE IT UP!

Seen worse restored back to use in the UK. You see people restoring these and minis back to show finish, sometimes it seems that the registration plate and badges are the only things left of the original! Reckon that engine would go nice in your Nash kit car . Use 3 in one oil to top up the SU dash pots, what we used to use in the UK for the 1.8 B series engines.

I wish people would sale old cars. Everytime I ask about a old car in a pasture, "not for sale, I going to fix it up" been sitting for 20 years

Yeah Buddy! ...Newk from Kentucky

It'll run. Those are tough little tractor motors.

IT S GOOD FOR PARTS

It'll run for sure. It'll smoke real bad until the rings free up, though.

Had a 63 that was frozen in a pond. It ran after I towed it home. Had to rebuild the steering rack, pulled the head and welded a crack in the head. Lasted all of high school and 2 years of college

The only reason I have slight doubts is the smell of gasoline in the oil, that indicates leaky rings, but since it was made back in 1970 or '71 (the model-year is newer), it was built with more concern about durability, it just might run. Your daughter is adorable, God bless your little family!

Pretty cool little MG there fingers crossed hope she runs. Keep it up brother.

At least they put the plugs back in it before they walked away from it

People of the tube: what's up JT?

Nothing wrong with that car! It'd buff up.

Like the wrenchin', hate the nightclub music.

You call the MGB "a little jewel" . Sir, you definitely have the qualifications for a successful a career in pre owned automobiles sales ahead of you.

What great finds. Would love to see that Trans Am restored too.

You'll get it started, no question....

I think with your background, I think you will get it run!

He’s got some nice cars to

Marvel Mystery Oil is an absolute essential if you tinker with old engines, it's far and away the best product available for what you were doing in this vid

You’ll get it running. I got faith in you. Love the channel.

Your kid is very cute👍👍

It'll run .

Had a 70 MGB. Fun car, especially when I could fit in it in 1974! By the way I guess you know the fuel pump is in the trunk.

Yes is a quality engine !! Go ahead !!

👍👌👏 Well done.

I did this a month ago with a Datsun roadster I pulled off an island...just got mine to run. Good luck, the SU carbs are really easy to clean out.

take a drink every time he says "pop'

I think it will run I think you can save it

Been a while since I first saw this video, these MGB's were once numerous even in New Zealand although RHD ( like UK ), not only did they come in 4 cyl, but 6 cyl & V8. A larger displacement would seem more enticing to pursue, however this looks like twin strombergs ( typical period UK ), will watch to see how it goes.😎👍👌

I like your intro, fun and to the point. The baby is cute too

cannot believe the wheels turned on it

Brings back a lot of good memories. My first car was a 71 mgb - gt hardtop. Dual SU side draft carburetors. Bought with the original British racing green, I repainted a metallic gray a couple of years later.The handling was great, the rack and pinion steering was the best. I'm not sure If every model had an oil cooler but my car did, never had any overheating issues. Eventually "souped" it up, put in high compression pitons and a 3/4 racing cam. Also removed the original SU's and replaced it with a huge 44 weber, could fit only one because I also installed headers and the new intake manifold was to big to fit another. However, that being said I had for almost 30 years. When I got married didn't have the luxury or the money to maintain. Left in my parents front yard for another 10 years, as it was falling apart someone came by one day and wanted to buy it for a parts car. Sadly I let it go, as it was being towed away I remembered all the good times I had in that car, still miss it. it. Thank you for your video, I wish it was 1971 again. My car took a lot of abuse, I'm saying you'll be able to start it, can't wait for Part II.