“Back in the day, the GT was often a stepchild, especially within the MG community because it wasn’t a convertible,” explains Carl Heideman, longtime MGB GT owner and restorer. “Now, there are a lot of people, especially outside of the MG community, …
The MGB GT along with the Volvo P1800 ES are the two classic useful people and luggage carriers that look nice.
In reply to wspohn :
Yes, they are attractive cars.
Had a 70 B in 72 with a factory hardtop... my girlfriend at the time bought a 67 BGT special edition in BRG. Had black leather with white piping, standard tranny and factory a/c, although it was inop and wire wheels... The se 's wore a little union Jack on the right front wing... Was a sweet little car.... Sure wish I had it now. Was exactly like this one...!!
When the 6-cylinder was added and it was breathed on in the right way, it becomes a pretty bad as$ racer.
In reply to Tomwas1 : There was never an option for 'factory air' from BMC or British Leyland on MGs. I installed a number of dealer installed A/C systems in MGBs and GTs that were made by a company called the Factory Air Co. of San Antonio, TX.
I drove my '72 MGB-GT from 1980 thorugh 2010 as my only car putting nearly 380,000 miles on it. It now has 433,000 miles and is in the queue for a full restoration. It never left me stranded and with four Michelin snow tires was the best snowmobile I've ever owned. I agree with Dick completely - the BGT and P1800es are the best combination of sprots car and hauler ever designed.
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