Superb video thank you. Former Glory is a great company that provides a full support package for MG owners. Always found Nigel to be incredibly helpful, full of integrity and a true gentleman. My Wife is now the proud owner of 980 WTX featured in the video !
Thanks for your comment - Nigel is a great bloke - you've bought some history in that MGB... have you seen our Police video - th-cam.com/video/-R9us-h0AXA/w-d-xo.html
Great to see this awesome collection of MGB's. I find it interesting that Nigel likes the purity of the original cars as they don't need any modifications, but then on all but one of his cars they are modified to varying degrees, some very highly modified. He talks up the mods as they should be considered of higher value, so what happened to his love of the original cars?. I loved the video and seeing all the cars. I plan on visiting his shop when i am next in the UK. Thanks for doing it.
We bought a 1964 MGB roadster just before we got married 51 years ago, kept it around four years. Then had a 1968 BGT for around 12 years. Both in original condition, both with overdrive, they have excellent road manners as standard and practical too. Great fun both of them.
You guys are spot on! I couldn't agree more! MGs in their original unadulterated form have a feel that second to none. Just my opinion, these are far more unique and desirable. Lovely shop and beautiful MGs!
Thanks for your comment - Former Glory is a great place... our latest video due out this week highlights several really nice MGBs at the recent MG100 meeting at the UK National Motor Museum!
Nice video but if I may give some feedback, in many of the videos in your channel, a good portion of time is spent showing the discussion (people speaking), and as much as we enjoy that but we are also interested in seeing the cars. How about you film cars while running the conversation in the background? Thanks for the great content..
I would agree with Nigel Guild's observation that the best MGB's are the original unmolested cars. MGB's were designed and built around proprietary mass market components by engineers who really were at the top of their craft. Mostly when amateur enthusiasts try to "improve" on these cars the end result is less pleasant and less reliable.
Thanks for your comment. In terms of value, probably the original cars are most valuable but I reckon that owners should be free to do what they want to do with their cars...
I didn’t mean to say that MGB owners aren’t at liberty of modifying their cars. They are of course welcome to try anything they would like to. It’s just that a properly maintained and unmodified MGB almost without exception will prove to be a much nicer car to drive.
I don't think it's right to say mg engineers were at the top of there game when they made the cars ,I think it was just a game to them with very little engineering skill or quality components used at all
@@sopissedoff Thanks for your comment - I do think that the MG engineers had plenty of enthusiasm for the brand, although the politics of British Leyland etc must have made things more difficult.
As a young airman, my friends and I would visit Richardsons in Staines to drawl over early mgb's on a sunday morning. Had a Spitfire 4 at the time. Stood the test of time in many ways. MGB or MX5😂😂
there's at least 1 in USA, SportsCar Craftsmen, Denver. I own a shop, MG Rescue Miami, and a near perfect 72 BGT, SCC is my main source for MG/Triumph parts (and they have a beautiful showroom)
Nice to see the top end of M.G. sales .As a pensioner it"s O.K. to look but I doubt if I could afford to upgrade from my mid 70s M.G.B. to a nice V8 and at the moment my car is my daily runner ,so could I afford the fuel for a V8 because the petrol rise is relentless . My last car with a V8 was a Rover p6 ,nice reliable car and I have a 1975 2200 p6 but parts are much harder to get and more expensive than my Mgb . Keep - up the good work ,because no matter how old you are ,you live & learn ?. 🤨.
Thanks so much for your comment - yes, Nigel does tend to have the higher end cars - the Pewter V8 was gorgeous but out of my price range as well! I guess the good thing is you can get a serviceable MGB for a lot less!
The MG BGT is an attractive classic to have and for me a better proposition to have than the roadster, which must be the blandest looking sports car ever built! I was at school when these came out in 1962 and then I thought they were nothing special especially after the stylish MG A and the performance of the B is not something special to get excited about! However I've just finished restoring an MG CGT and the lovely 6 cylinder engine is something to get excited about. As with all things in buying and owning classic cars, if you don't like restoration buy a car that's well sorted and needs no body work doing in to it, because B's and C's can be big money pits when it comes to bodyworks. However, this a very nice collection of cars, especially the early B with pull door handles, a rare car in that condition.
Thanks for your comment - I guess its each to their own - I love MGBs whether they're roadsters or GTs, although I do prefer the GT... I agree also that a well sorted MGC is a great car as well 🙂
Nice cars but shoockingly... Eye-wateringly expensive why on earth would anyone pay these prices for a humble MGB?..... They are just not worth the expenditure.... I've owned many Bs over the years my current 1976 B ROADSTER COST 3K it's a little tatty and around the edges but I prefer to see them like that immaculate showroom condition cars leave me cold.... I get as much pleasure pottering around in my cheap tatty B as someone who paid maybe 10-25k for a B... why on earth would someone pay that amount of cash for a B is beyond me 😮
Thanks for your comment - I guess everyone's entitle to their opinion - personally, I love them! Of course, it was often said that Lotus stood for Loads Of Trouble Usually Serious!
Thanks for your comment - sadly, most of the "British" brands are no longer British, but at least the brands still exist and they're still producing cars...
Thanks for your comment - to be fair to Nigel, it was probably one of the hottest days of the year - I would probably have worn shorts if I'd known it would be that warm...
@@ClassicMGB Not a question or issue of "fair", an issue of propriety. Imagine the gents of Top Gear in shorts? There is such a thing as style and then there is class.
@@jeffhildreth9244 Quite unbelievable that you talk about propriety and class in one breath and then mention the presenters of Top Gear! as if they were any sort of yardstick to judge those things by. Nice video Graham of a first rate establishment and proprietor. Keep it up.
@@seanburke2691 Thanks for your comment - I'll do my best to carry on producing interesting content - feel free to drop me a line at hello@cxlassicmgb.com if you've got any suggestions for future videos.
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Superb video thank you. Former Glory is a great company that provides a full support package for MG owners. Always found Nigel to be incredibly helpful, full of integrity and a true gentleman. My Wife is now the proud owner of 980 WTX featured in the video !
Thanks for your comment - Nigel is a great bloke - you've bought some history in that MGB... have you seen our Police video - th-cam.com/video/-R9us-h0AXA/w-d-xo.html
I've had six GTs and a roadster. Really love the GT- great looking and so practical.
Thanks for your comment - couldn't agree more!
Gorgeous collection of MG’s! Cheers from Boston Massachusetts
Thanks for your comment - hopefully, there's similar events in the US?
Great to see this awesome collection of MGB's. I find it interesting that Nigel likes the purity of the original cars as they don't need any modifications, but then on all but one of his cars they are modified to varying degrees, some very highly modified. He talks up the mods as they should be considered of higher value, so what happened to his love of the original cars?. I loved the video and seeing all the cars. I plan on visiting his shop when i am next in the UK. Thanks for doing it.
Thanks for your comment - well worth a visit - Nigel usually had some lovely cars :-)
We bought a 1964 MGB roadster just before we got married 51 years ago, kept it around four years. Then had a 1968 BGT for around 12 years. Both in original condition, both with overdrive, they have excellent road manners as standard and practical too. Great fun both of them.
Thanks for your comment - do you regret selling them? :-)
Excellent video!
Thanks for your comment - always appreciated!
You guys are spot on! I couldn't agree more! MGs in their original unadulterated form have a feel that second to none. Just my opinion, these are far more unique and desirable. Lovely shop and beautiful MGs!
Thanks for your comment - Former Glory is a great place... our latest video due out this week highlights several really nice MGBs at the recent MG100 meeting at the UK National Motor Museum!
Nice video but if I may give some feedback, in many of the videos in your channel, a good portion of time is spent showing the discussion (people speaking), and as much as we enjoy that but we are also interested in seeing the cars. How about you film cars while running the conversation in the background? Thanks for the great content..
Correct! Yes, the audio could be two old guys in chairs, but the video should be B roll of B’s!
Thanks for your comment - I'll try to shoot a bit more B-roll and bear your comments in mind...
I would agree with Nigel Guild's observation that the best MGB's are the original unmolested cars. MGB's were designed and built around proprietary mass market components by engineers who really were at the top of their craft. Mostly when amateur enthusiasts try to "improve" on these cars the end result is less pleasant and less reliable.
Thanks for your comment. In terms of value, probably the original cars are most valuable but I reckon that owners should be free to do what they want to do with their cars...
I didn’t mean to say that MGB owners aren’t at liberty of modifying their cars. They are of course welcome to try anything they would like to.
It’s just that a properly maintained and unmodified MGB almost without exception will prove to be a much nicer car to drive.
I don't think it's right to say mg engineers were at the top of there game when they made the cars ,I think it was just a game to them with very little engineering skill or quality components used at all
@@sopissedoff Thanks for your comment - I do think that the MG engineers had plenty of enthusiasm for the brand, although the politics of British Leyland etc must have made things more difficult.
That place is my idea of a candy shop….fantastic
Thanks for your comment - it's truly a wonderful place - I still want that grey V8 :-)
Loved watching that spotted a nice white one that I am sure I saw as it was being painted
Thanks for your comment - well worth a visit if you're in the area!
As a young airman, my friends and I would visit Richardsons in Staines to drawl over early mgb's on a sunday morning. Had a Spitfire 4 at the time. Stood the test of time in many ways. MGB or MX5😂😂
Thanks for your comment - MGB for me DEFINITELY!! :-)
This is truly MG heaven ! I wish we had a few places like this States' side. Unbelievable, really !
Thanks for your comment - it absolutely ie and Nigel's been doing it a lo0ng time so knows lots about them as well!
The wonder of Nigel could arrange shipment of a true British m GB over to the states.
there's at least 1 in USA, SportsCar Craftsmen, Denver. I own a shop, MG Rescue Miami, and a near perfect 72 BGT, SCC is my main source for MG/Triumph parts (and they have a beautiful showroom)
I can recall meeting Nigel when he was in Acton in 89/90. An Aladdins cave it was and still is know doubt in his current location.
Thanks for your comment - yes, he usually has an excellent selection of MGBs!
my MGB ADV804B, sold it just before leaving the UK, that was 1980 app, still regret it to this day.
Thanks for your comment - so many people regret selling their MGB... one of the most common comments on the channel!
Might have peeped when close on way from Haddendum airfield where grandad worked
Thanks for your comment!
Nice to see the top end of M.G. sales .As a pensioner it"s O.K. to look but I doubt if I could afford to upgrade from my mid 70s M.G.B. to a nice V8 and at the moment my car is my daily runner ,so could I afford the fuel for a V8 because the petrol rise is relentless . My last car with a V8 was a Rover p6 ,nice reliable car and I have a 1975 2200 p6 but parts are much harder to get and more expensive than my Mgb .
Keep - up the good work ,because no matter how old you are ,you live & learn ?. 🤨.
Thanks so much for your comment - yes, Nigel does tend to have the higher end cars - the Pewter V8 was gorgeous but out of my price range as well! I guess the good thing is you can get a serviceable MGB for a lot less!
Great Video.
Many thanks for your comment - always appreciated! :-)
I need a few more MGBs to catch up to his collection.
Thanks for your comment - yes - he has plenty :-)
The MG BGT is an attractive classic to have and for me a better proposition to have than the roadster, which must be the blandest looking sports car ever built! I was at school when these came out in 1962 and then I thought they were nothing special especially after the stylish MG A and the performance of the B is not something special to get excited about! However I've just finished restoring an MG CGT and the lovely 6 cylinder engine is something to get excited about. As with all things in buying and owning classic cars, if you don't like restoration buy a car that's well sorted and needs no body work doing in to it, because B's and C's can be big money pits when it comes to bodyworks. However, this a very nice collection of cars, especially the early B with pull door handles, a rare car in that condition.
Thanks for your comment - I guess its each to their own - I love MGBs whether they're roadsters or GTs, although I do prefer the GT... I agree also that a well sorted MGC is a great car as well 🙂
The “C” is a Pig up front…. Big heavy 6 Cylinder that’s Nose heavy. The 3.5 Litre V-8 Buick 215 CI in the MGBGT V-8 is lighter and a superb engine.
Nice cars but shoockingly... Eye-wateringly expensive why on earth would anyone pay these prices for a humble MGB?..... They are just not worth the expenditure.... I've owned many Bs over the years my current 1976 B ROADSTER COST 3K it's a little tatty and around the edges but I prefer to see them like that immaculate showroom condition cars leave me cold.... I get as much pleasure pottering around in my cheap tatty B as someone who paid maybe 10-25k for a B... why on earth would someone pay that amount of cash for a B is beyond me 😮
Thanks for your comment. They are the top end of the market for sure, but a couple were REALLY nice V8s... :-)
Never could see it myself. The Morris Oxford convertible is heavy, underpowered, with mediocre suspension and brakes, whereas an Elan...
Thanks for your comment - I guess everyone's entitle to their opinion - personally, I love them! Of course, it was often said that Lotus stood for Loads Of Trouble Usually Serious!
Nice V8 gt!
Thanks for your comment - absolutely is Tim - if I had the money…. 😀
"Most popular sports car ever built". Tell that to Mazda! How may million more MX5s have been built than MGBs?
Thanks for your comment - fair enough - I think he probably meant the most popular BRITISH sports car...
Alas the name MG is no longer British
Thanks for your comment - sadly, most of the "British" brands are no longer British, but at least the brands still exist and they're still producing cars...
@@ClassicMGB yes it’s what’s called being thankful for small mercies
Interesting interview. Shorts are disrespectful of the audience.
Next.
Thanks for your comment - to be fair to Nigel, it was probably one of the hottest days of the year - I would probably have worn shorts if I'd known it would be that warm...
@@ClassicMGB Not a question or issue of "fair", an issue of propriety. Imagine the gents of Top Gear in shorts?
There is such a thing as style and then there is class.
@@jeffhildreth9244 Quite unbelievable that you talk about propriety and class in one breath and then mention the presenters of Top Gear! as if they were any sort of yardstick to judge those things by. Nice video Graham of a first rate establishment and proprietor. Keep it up.
@@jeffhildreth9244 Fair enough...
@@seanburke2691 Thanks for your comment - I'll do my best to carry on producing interesting content - feel free to drop me a line at hello@cxlassicmgb.com if you've got any suggestions for future videos.