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MGB GT Review at The Great British Car Journey
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 มี.ค. 2022
- When you think of a classic British sports car the first thing that may spring to mind is the Jaguar E Type, perhaps the second and most realistic for may of us to potentially experience is the long running MGB either as a Roadster or the GT.
The car was very successful for MG running from the mid 1960's all the way through the 70's before bowing out in the early 1980's as the hot hatch craze took hold. The car featured in this video is a fairly late example with US compliant rubber impact bumpers. This car was filmed and provide by 'Drive Dad's Car' at 'The Great British car journey where you too could visit the museum and perhaps drive this very car or one of the many other classics available. Please see link bellow.
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Excellent review Mark, I really do like the MGB with Rubber bumpers as well as the ones with chrome.
Thanks Davy. Yes I still like the look of the MGB but must admit the TR7 was the more exciting of the two.
Great review, thanks! I have a 1974.5 (sold as 1975) MGB roadster, the first rubber bumpers but it still has the duel SU carbs. In January 1975 they switched carbs and had more emission controls. On long drives it can be a chore, but I still love it!
Often the best cars are flawed in some way but have enough character that you simply don't care.
Roadster or GT version,, they are both great looking cars and seem only to improve with age.
Thanks for watching and I hope you continue to enjoy your Roadster.
Great review. A friend was a manager for Woolworths in the 1970s, with responsibility for setting up the Schreiber furniture range & sales, he managed 35,000 miles per year in MGB Gts, new car every 12 months, later upgraded to Capri 2.8 injection
Who would have thought working for Woolies could have had such exciting perks.
@@markonmotoring He was quite high up in Woolies
Gday Mark...I have a 65 Roadster and love it. I notice on many of MGB reviews speak about the "heavy steering". I agree however I notice many have modified the original steering wheels to smaller sport types. I have a 16-1/2 original steering wheel, the generous diameter affords easy turning and handling. I think the look of the smaller diameter sportier wheels can be an impediment from handling perspective. Keep up the good work - cheers
Thank you.
I'm so pleased that you enjoyed the review.
It's interesting to hear the opinion and experience of an owner. Often when I attend events I like to interview owners as a believe they can say far more about the experience of these cars than I can.
Great update Mark, I’ve never driven an MGT but did like the looks, especially the 50th anniversary in green and gold or a nice V8, but was not sure if the drive lived up to the looks. Budget permitting the reincarnation RV8 made in the run up to the MGF launch might but a good bet… if I had the budget!
Thank you.
My voice would be an early chrome bumper GT or possibly one of the V8's from the 70's..I didn't have high expectations on the performance front so wasn't left disappoint in that sense. I just found the driving position to be a little uncomfortable as I was sat twisted. I had also been surprised that day by how much I enjoyed the TR7 which I had low expectations of. The MGB GT is the better looking car though in my opinion and for me still sums up what a classic British sports car should be.
Ive had a Jubilee for 24 years now. Great fun to drive, complete opposite experince to my daily drive of a 8 year old Mercedes. Lots of fun. and you have to remember how to drive rather than just point and go.
Ace vid mark! I had a British racing green MGBGT in the early nineties and we drove it down to the south of France in our kilts….free beer wherever we parked hahahahaha! Hated the restyles so changed em to mini lites lol. Oh had same velour seats but they were bright orange hahahaha. Loved it….wasn’t fast but cruised fine! 👍✌️😆. OMG had a look at their website and they’ve got the exact car my mum had converted from manual to automatic in the Eighties the orange Austin 1300 GT….I had fun in the snow in that car as a new driver in the eighties hahahahaha!
As you say they are not especially fast but that's not what the MGB is about.
They do have a fantastic selection of cars in the museum to see.
You need to drive it somewhere to get the feel of it....not just around a small perimeter and 'up to 20mph'. Also, the seat and cockpit placement are as they should be, even if they feel awkward to you. MGB's are excellent cars.
I'm inclined to agree about the test conditions, I'd love to drive one out on the road at higher speed.
With regards to the driving position perhaps that will be down to individual preference but I actually felt very uncomfortable and like my spine was twisted. I actually still really like a lot about the BGT. I love the styling and overall proportions of the car and if only the driving position suited me better it would be a great little GT car I'm sure. Being the later car with increased rise height the car ride smoothly for a classic sports car.
I drove three cars that day and the MGB was the one I was most interested in trying at the time.
Excellent for what?