Oh no! I am sorry to see this happened, but I am glad that you are doing okay! If you have insurance with us, I highly recommend contacting our claims department so they can help. That department normally works hard to not total a classic after an accident, so do begin that process. NOTE: I am not in the claims department, and my advice may be significantly different than theirs. That said, here's my advice: considering how affordable these MGBs are (even the older ones with the chrome bumpers) you should brace yourself for the possibility that you need to buy a new one and keep/strip yours for parts.
I have been in your shoes before (in a smaller wreck, newer car) and the insurance company wanted to total the car just because the book value was about as much as the cost of the repair. So passed on their assessment, rolled up my sleeves, and drove the wreck to a frame shop, and began collecting replacement body parts. I also splurged for a full body respray, since the rest of the car had faded paint. It's been about 5 years now, I don't regret the decision at all. So just be ready for a lot of work, whether you need a parts car or whether you need to make this one into a parts car.
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