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These Five Brit ish Roadst ers are eit her
Holding Value or Appreciat ing

1946-1955 MG T Series- These are the cars that
post WWII servicemen made famous in America when they
became available in 1947 at stateside dealers, if they hadn't
already imported one after the war. The T-series could be
bought for less than half of that other postwar British
import, the Jaguar XK120. The T series was tiny, nimble,
quick and minimalist, quite a change from the cars
Americans were used to. The T series started a rage for
sports cars in the US. Even the great Carroll Shelby won his
first race in a TC. Although there is a hierarchy in pricing
among the various T models, one things is a given: the
prices of MGs in the T series are the poster boys for price
stability. There will always be a market and a buyer for one
of these classic roadsters.

1955-1962 Triumph TR3- Triumph's first sales
success in the USA was the TR3. It was a genuine 100 mph
roadster and a competitive race and rally car in its day. The
down cut doors and exposure to the elements make it look
and feel faster than it is. Find one with a factory hardtop and
add a $1,000 to the asking price.

1969-1976 Triumph TR6- The second Triumph to
make the list was also the last of the old-school Triumph
roadsters. It was introduced at the same time as the Datsun
240Z gave a new look to what sports cars would become but
as a back road car nothing could beat the joy of being
behind the wheel of a TR6. James May called the TR6 the
"blokiest bloke's car ever built," and no less a personage
than Paul Newman won his first SCCA National
Championship in 1976, driving a black and silver TR6.

1958-1969 Aust in Healey Sprit e-The title of
friendliest looking car ever built goes to the Bug eye Sprite.
$1795 got you into a sports car and its precise handling
kept racers coming back , then, and loving the car now.

1962-1980 MGB-known as the go-to- collector roadster.
MG built 512,243 of these and according to Hagerty, by
count of cars insured, the MGB has earned the title of
second most popular sports car after the Corvette and
second most popular import after the VW Beetle.

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