I bought a BGT as a project car and have loved working on it and learning it inside out without much difficulty as the sources of parts and information are infinite. Never before has driving at 50-60 mph been so much fun. Well done for your channel content and presenting abilities.
Well, Harley, you did it. You got me thinking about an MGB GT last year, and now I've bought one. The MGB seems much more substantial than Trevor, the Midget I used to own. ( Ned is wearing his old Pwee MG plates. Should have been pee wee , but too many letters...) My "new" MGB GT is a 67 Mk1 overdrive car. I think the former owner warmed it up a bit. It sounds cammy, has an alumin(i)um head and a big Weber 45 /DCOE. Can't wait to be driving it, but I have to install the lovely new wiring harness I ordered from England, to replace the crispy hacked up original one. It is a sandy beige special. That's a package dealers usually installed to help sell the cars over here. It includes painted wires, a wood Les Leston Steering wheel, Wood shift knob, whitewall tyres, and badges. Anyway, just wanted to say thanks, you got me thinking about it.
I am 22 and I own a red 1970 mgb gt. She's not road worthy yet, but I can't wait to take her to shows and take my friends and family for rides in my car.
Excellent. Knowledgeable, eloquent, well-researched, and an under-stated delivery, so the car remained the central focus. Often, oldies wonder about the future of classics, but you are the reassuring answer that younger generations are seriously interested. I have an immaculate Triumph GT6, which didn't pose the threat to MGB that it should have, probably because there was a little more of a cachet attached to the MG marque. You were far more watchable than some of the self-important "experts".
Yes Harley is excellent with his reports. You are correct that he is much better than many of the so called specialists on YT.........I had a brand new MGB GT in March 1972.........
Actually it's the best classic car to own. Sporty performance, load carrying ability, plentiful spares supply, good looking. It's unbeatable as a classic.
The new USA standards for the MGB and the GT took place in June of 1974.. often referred to as 74 1/2. Also, the ride height was increased 2 inches, not 1 inch. Sales in 1977 were high, secondary to 1964. The car was heavy, not attractive, stifled by smog control laws and the horse power was down to the mid sixties from the original 95-98 HP. The MGC had a longer chassis, torsion bar front suspension, 15 " wheels instead of 14" as is on the MGB, beefier brake system mechanically and hydraulically. . All MGBs had front disc brakes. The MGB does not have , by definition, a monocoque chassis. It does have a floor pan but the body is attached to , but not a part of the floor pan, hence, not a monocoque. Very few American MGB owners cut the gearlever short. After market roof not mentioned. Excellent presentation, very nice car. Thanks from Oregon, USA I recently sold a 64 Iris Blue B, now have a 63 B. While working for a BMC dealership in Calif 1968-1972 I bought a 1969 MGC GT in 1970, Mineral Blue, Webasto roof, and Automatic transmission, chrome wires etc. I have also owned a 1956 MGA with a 3 main B 1800.. 1946 TC 1951 TD 1953 TD MK II 4 Thames vans, Half dozen Morris Minors 2 Oxfords 59 Fairthorpe Electron Climax 1980 Rover SD1 5 Land Rovers from 1958-1974 models etc. Very much enjoy British Cars
Excellent video Harley and a lovely example of the MGB GT. Loved the throaty exhaust note as your assistant drove off. Your knowledge of the car is comprehensive and your dialogue is very good,looking forward to your next video.
What a great video. Very knowledgeable and watchable. Well done. I owned and drove daily a blue MGB GT in the early 70’s (having moved to MGB from Cooper S’s) 😊 I loved it (although the driving position was more ‘lay in’ than sit up, so it tended to wear the back of shoes a bit! Well done again.
Nice one HJ and a lovely car. Well researched video content. Nearly 1000 subs. "Aged assistant" is much more polite than what my grandkids call me at times. The little dashboard model is really cool.
An excellent review . We’ll presented, knowledgeable and a stunning example. I hope you and your Grandad enjoy many happy miles in it together, treasure your grandparents because they’re so precious!
A comprehensive and extensive review which I really enjoyed watching.Keep it up.Some more information which one doesn't often see would be appreciated, like tyre size, because this MGB has got quite a nice stance. What is the tyre size please?Thank you.
Thank you Harley, interesting information. I was 16 when your grandfather's car was new, and remember them gleaming in the car showrooms. MGBGT had the wow factor back then. 😂
What a beautiful example of an MGB GT, I bought a 1972 MGB soft top back in 1973, same colour with overdrive, didn't keep it long though, proved to be very unreliable sad to say, but this one looks great and very desirable !
Rubber bumpers were a compromise too far, the original GT is a successfully cohesive design even in the mustard colour . The V8 engine was icing on the cake. 👍
Great video, just found you and your father’s channel. Im in the U.S. but mostly watch british car channels because I prefer the presentation style. Started with Harrys Garage then Twin-Cam and now you guys. Thanks for the hard work, look forward to seeing the channel grow!
I had one in the early eighties, I was thirty yyears old then. The performance was such that you felt you needed a peaked cap and a pipe. Very sedate. When I moved house in 1985 I still had it and on the hill approaching my house it would top out at 40 mph. I now have a Volvo XC60 saloon (yes with a peaked cap, but I don't smoke), and I have no idea what the XC60 will top out at as it's too dangerous to try - probably around 70 to 80 I'd guess. So in conclusion the MGB GT was a great looking car (when we took it to Spain in 1983, it gathered crowds in car parks), but the performance was boring as hell - most Ford based cars would leave you standing. Still, climate change is upon us, so all that pollution stuff has to stop. Rishi will sort it..... :) :)
Thanks, i miss my GT, yes, much easier to slide behind the wheel than my "B"s. Alas, my garage is only so big, and i wouldnt do her the disservice of leaving it in the elements. Steve from USA
Great video, very well put together and presented, I'd love an early 70's GT in BRG with painted wire wheels and no sunroof, might start looking next year, the 3.0 MGC might be front heavy but i'd put up with that for the grunt and soundtrack, especially if it had triple Weber carbs, it's basically a big Healey in a different suit.
Another great video Sir. Had two of these a 1967 but 5 bearing model in Black. Then a 1972 version in Blaze red. That one ended up with a large bore 2 litre conversion & a 45 DCOE Weber carb with a fast road cam & Janspeed exhaust & manifold. Home made rear Spax telescopic dampers & a larger front Anti roll bar. Wolfrace wheels. Much more. I sold it with a good Reg of WKW111 No plate & doing a recent DVLA check it is still owned by the person i sold it to back in 1978 ish from memory. Keep up the great work. Regards. Steve.
Wow that sounds brilliant! I always wonder what a little Standard would be like with either the 2.0 or 2.5 Triumph engines, sounds like it made for a great car!
I have a 1981 MGB GT (yes you read that right, 1981, even though the factory closed in 1980!). After the factory in Abingdon CLOSED down in 1980, all the remaining MGB GT parts were shipped to British Leyland in South Africa as CKD (Completely Knocked Down), where only 200 was ever built from imported CKD kits.
Cool. MG was pr popular where I grew up in the U.S. there was a big dealership near where I grew up. They carried all the British cars sold in the U.S. I used to kick around their Lot. They never said anything to me. [ I was still just a young teen]. 🚗🙂
I only discovered your reviews yesterday and was impressed by your quiet, well-researched, erudite presentation and your obvious pleasure of a petrolhead! Roll on the day that you can test drive them 'a la' Twin Cam as that is when the true experience of car can be imparted, moreover I would love to see more of the workshop/garage, maintenance and repair. But I greatly enjoyed the two I have seen and look forward to many, many more. Rob
Great video Harley. Your grandad bought a beauty! I've wanted an MGB gt for years, but I think the MGC might be better "over here", where the freeway speed is 70 mph plus (unless it's a parking lot).
Excellent vidio.... Having owned several MGBs over the years my current one is 1976 in black..... Iam not sure about the colour of this lovely 73 B you say it may be Harvest gold I would lean more towards the colour BRACKEN may be wrong though hard to tell on the vidio... My favourite mgb colour is citron yellow 👍... Well done kiddo...
I had an MGBGT of about the same age as a daily driver in the late '90s. Mine was originally Harvest Gold but I had it resprayed a nicer colour. It had overdrive and I would recommend anyone looking for one of these to look out for the overdrive version.
Hi Harley 👋 I live in New Zealand. My father had a friend who owned a MG like this one. It was mustard in color. We were taken on a long trip in it to Port Waikato here an this,was in the early 1970s, so I would have been 13 at the time. I sat in the back but because i am tall i had to sit along with my legs up on the back seat because there wasn't much head room in the back. It was a rough ride i remember but fun.
I had a 1972 BRG MGB GT, which I took to France with me. Sadly, my wife was not a fan (she said it was too close to the ground), so I had to get rid of it. A Frenchman bought it and my MGB GT is now LHD!
I have a '73 and its the same color. Mine have the side marker lights. Looks better without them. Mine have the HIF4 carbs. Smog crap has been removed.
I own a 1969 roadster, Its interesting that a new generation are falling for the B, Its cheap enough to insure, like you said its fast enough, the steering is direct, The minilite wheels look great on the B. I think the rubber bumpered GTs really suit them. and the biggest plus of all for a young un the Ladies like them. The sound they make is still fantastic. I think the v8 was a bad thing, mg needed a new 4 cylinder engine around 1970, all they got was British Leyland.
@@richardsealey3626 Mr Thornley at Mg was hoping that around 1970 to have started replacing the B with the next Mg, some hope with the leyland management , very little money for new development . The V8 did not sell well, even though they are great cars and now worth a few bob.
I bought a BGT as a project car and have loved working on it and learning it inside out without much difficulty as the sources of parts and information are infinite. Never before has driving at 50-60 mph been so much fun. Well done for your channel content and presenting abilities.
Well, Harley, you did it. You got me thinking about an MGB GT last year, and now I've bought one. The MGB seems much more substantial than Trevor, the Midget I used to own. ( Ned is wearing his old Pwee MG plates. Should have been pee wee , but too many letters...) My "new" MGB GT is a 67 Mk1 overdrive car. I think the former owner warmed it up a bit. It sounds cammy, has an alumin(i)um head and a big Weber 45 /DCOE. Can't wait to be driving it, but I have to install the lovely new wiring harness I ordered from England, to replace the crispy hacked up original one. It is a sandy beige special. That's a package dealers usually installed to help sell the cars over here. It includes painted wires, a wood Les Leston Steering wheel, Wood shift knob, whitewall tyres, and badges. Anyway, just wanted to say thanks, you got me thinking about it.
That's great Kelly, hope you enjoy it! Yes those plates are still on the shed!
I am 22 and I own a red 1970 mgb gt. She's not road worthy yet, but I can't wait to take her to shows and take my friends and family for rides in my car.
Excellent. Knowledgeable, eloquent, well-researched, and an under-stated delivery, so the car remained the central focus. Often, oldies wonder about the future of classics, but you are the reassuring answer that younger generations are seriously interested. I have an immaculate Triumph GT6, which didn't pose the threat to MGB that it should have, probably because there was a little more of a cachet attached to the MG marque. You were far more watchable than some of the self-important "experts".
Yes Harley is excellent with his reports. You are correct that he is much better than many of the so called specialists on YT.........I had a brand new MGB GT in March 1972.........
I had a ride in a GT6 not long ago - and loved it!
Still my favourite car of all time, had a few .... love em ! Great watch, many thanks
Great informative video Harley, pleased to see you utilising your aged assistant to good effect.
Mate, I never comment on videos but keep doing what you're doing! Great video and love everything about how you present!
Thanks, will do!
Actually it's the best classic car to own. Sporty performance, load carrying ability, plentiful spares supply, good looking. It's unbeatable as a classic.
What a well-produced, informative video. My MGB (1976 vintage) was the most stable car I’ve owned, providing so much enjoyment. Thank you for sharing.
Glad you liked it!
The new USA standards for the MGB and the GT took place in June of 1974.. often referred to as 74 1/2.
Also, the ride height was increased 2 inches, not 1 inch.
Sales in 1977 were high, secondary to 1964. The car was heavy, not attractive, stifled by smog control laws and the horse power was down to the mid sixties from the original 95-98 HP.
The MGC had a longer chassis, torsion bar front suspension, 15 " wheels instead of 14" as is on the MGB,
beefier brake system mechanically and hydraulically. .
All MGBs had front disc brakes.
The MGB does not have , by definition, a monocoque chassis. It does have a floor pan but the body is attached to , but not a part of the floor pan, hence, not a monocoque.
Very few American MGB owners cut the gearlever short.
After market roof not mentioned.
Excellent presentation, very nice car.
Thanks from Oregon, USA
I recently sold a 64 Iris Blue B, now have a 63 B.
While working for a BMC dealership in Calif 1968-1972 I bought a 1969 MGC GT in 1970, Mineral Blue, Webasto roof, and Automatic transmission, chrome wires etc.
I have also owned a 1956 MGA with a 3 main B 1800..
1946 TC
1951 TD
1953 TD MK II
4 Thames vans,
Half dozen Morris Minors
2 Oxfords
59 Fairthorpe Electron Climax
1980 Rover SD1
5 Land Rovers from 1958-1974 models
etc.
Very much enjoy British Cars
Excellent video Harley and a lovely example of the MGB GT. Loved the throaty exhaust note as your assistant drove off. Your knowledge of the car is comprehensive and your dialogue is very good,looking forward to your next video.
Thank you very much!
CONGRATS ON 1K SUBS HARLEY 🥳🥳 You have put lots of effort into the yt channel, don't stop.
YEEEESSSSSS! :)
I am glad to see the next generation deep diving into these classic cars. I just bought my 15 year old daughter an MGB as her first car.
Great!
Nicely presented. Joy to watch
Thanks Colin!
I Loved your evaluation of an aged British classic yes your Grandad will have great fun in it for many years to come PG thank you for your video Sir.
Just played this again, congrats Harley on a very comprehensive review which is really enjoyable to watch, keep them coming!!
Beautifully done! Thorough presentation of the MGB GT. 👍👍👏👏
I love this kid! He's 17 and 63 years old at the same time.
I'll take that as a compliment! :)
Well done Harley, great video, keep up the good work.1k subs coming up soon.
Indeed, thanks for watching!
Great to see you have started your own Channel Harley. I only saw it today lol. That now makes me a subscriber of both Father and Son innit..... :)
Thanks for taking a look at my vids!
Wow. Well presented, informative and all in all imo is your best video to date. Thank you. ps "My aged assistant" did make me laugh.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Lovely car, wonderful presentation
What a great video. Very knowledgeable and watchable. Well done. I owned and drove daily a blue MGB GT in the early 70’s (having moved to MGB from Cooper S’s) 😊 I loved it (although the driving position was more ‘lay in’ than sit up, so it tended to wear the back of shoes a bit! Well done again.
Thanks!
Keep it up, Harley. As your dad would say, the car is a real Bobby Dazzler!
Agreed!
Nice one HJ and a lovely car. Well researched video content. Nearly 1000 subs. "Aged assistant" is much more polite than what my grandkids call me at times. The little dashboard model is really cool.
Thanks 👍
An excellent review . We’ll presented, knowledgeable and a stunning example. I hope you and your Grandad enjoy many happy miles in it together, treasure your grandparents because they’re so precious!
Thanks!
A comprehensive and extensive review which I really enjoyed watching.Keep it up.Some more information which one doesn't often see would be appreciated, like tyre size, because this MGB has got quite a nice stance. What is the tyre size please?Thank you.
Thanks, I'm not sure of the exact size but a lot of MGBs have these same wheels so shouldn't be too hard to get some
Excellent video. Your research and presentation are second to none. Well done and I'm already looking forward to the next one.
Thank you Harley, interesting information. I was 16 when your grandfather's car was new, and remember them gleaming in the car showrooms. MGBGT had the wow factor back then. 😂
Very cool!
What a beautiful example of an MGB GT, I bought a 1972 MGB soft top back in 1973, same colour with overdrive, didn't keep it long though, proved to be very unreliable sad to say, but this one looks great and very desirable !
It is a lot of fun!
Well done H, you’re getting really good at this. Always loved the GT and, as you say, a useable classic for todays traffic.
Snazzy dresser too 😂
Thanks! :)
Fantastic review Harley, enjoyed it, good facts and great looking and sounding car
We both love it!
Great video with lots of interesting facts about the development of the model. Thank you. Stylishly presented too!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Rubber bumpers were a compromise too far, the original GT is a successfully cohesive design even in the mustard colour . The V8 engine was icing on the cake. 👍
I think the colour really suits the car, very "of its era" :)
Brilliant video young man, (a chip off the old block), as they say!!! keep up the good work. Bob
Great video, just found you and your father’s channel. Im in the U.S. but mostly watch british car channels because I prefer the presentation style. Started with Harrys Garage then Twin-Cam and now you guys. Thanks for the hard work, look forward to seeing the channel grow!
Thanks 👍
I just about turned on subtitles. Keep up the good work.
I had one in the early eighties, I was thirty yyears old then. The performance was such that you felt you needed a peaked cap and a pipe. Very sedate. When I moved house in 1985 I still had it and on the hill approaching my house it would top out at 40 mph. I now have a Volvo XC60 saloon (yes with a peaked cap, but I don't smoke), and I have no idea what the XC60 will top out at as it's too dangerous to try - probably around 70 to 80 I'd guess. So in conclusion the MGB GT was a great looking car (when we took it to Spain in 1983, it gathered crowds in car parks), but the performance was boring as hell - most Ford based cars would leave you standing. Still, climate change is upon us, so all that pollution stuff has to stop. Rishi will sort it..... :) :)
Thanks, i miss my GT, yes, much easier to slide behind the wheel than my "B"s. Alas, my garage is only so big, and i wouldnt do her the disservice of leaving it in the elements. Steve from USA
Great video, very well put together and presented, I'd love an early 70's GT in BRG with painted wire wheels and no sunroof, might start looking next year, the 3.0 MGC might be front heavy but i'd put up with that for the grunt and soundtrack, especially if it had triple Weber carbs, it's basically a big Healey in a different suit.
Another great video Sir. Had two of these a 1967 but 5 bearing model in Black. Then a 1972 version in Blaze red. That one ended up with a large bore 2 litre conversion & a 45 DCOE Weber carb with a fast road cam & Janspeed exhaust & manifold. Home made rear Spax telescopic dampers & a larger front Anti roll bar. Wolfrace wheels. Much more. I sold it with a good Reg of WKW111 No plate & doing a recent DVLA check it is still owned by the person i sold it to back in 1978 ish from memory. Keep up the great work.
Regards.
Steve.
Wow that sounds brilliant! I always wonder what a little Standard would be like with either the 2.0 or 2.5 Triumph engines, sounds like it made for a great car!
I have a 1981 MGB GT (yes you read that right, 1981, even though the factory closed in 1980!).
After the factory in Abingdon CLOSED down in 1980, all the remaining MGB GT parts were shipped to British Leyland in South Africa as CKD (Completely Knocked Down), where only 200 was ever built from imported CKD kits.
Of course - a rare beast eh!
I'm working on a 1971 now. It's more like a love affair.
Cool. MG was pr popular where I grew up in the U.S. there was a big dealership near where I grew up.
They carried all the British cars sold in the U.S. I used to kick around their Lot. They never said anything to me. [ I was still just a young teen].
🚗🙂
I only discovered your reviews yesterday and was impressed by your quiet, well-researched, erudite presentation and your obvious pleasure of a petrolhead! Roll on the day that you can test drive them 'a la' Twin Cam as that is when the true experience of car can be imparted, moreover I would love to see more of the workshop/garage, maintenance and repair. But I greatly enjoyed the two I have seen and look forward to many, many more.
Rob
Great video Harley. Your grandad bought a beauty! I've wanted an MGB gt for years, but I think the MGC might be better "over here", where the freeway speed is 70 mph plus (unless it's a parking lot).
I like the MGC too!
Excellent vidio.... Having owned several MGBs over the years my current one is 1976 in black..... Iam not sure about the colour of this lovely 73 B you say it may be Harvest gold I would lean more towards the colour BRACKEN may be wrong though hard to tell on the vidio... My favourite mgb colour is citron yellow 👍... Well done kiddo...
Definitely Harvest Gold. I have an identical car in original condition.
I had an MGBGT of about the same age as a daily driver in the late '90s. Mine was originally Harvest Gold but I had it resprayed a nicer colour. It had overdrive and I would recommend anyone looking for one of these to look out for the overdrive version.
Hi Harley 👋 I live in New Zealand. My father had a friend who owned a MG like this one. It was mustard in color. We were taken on a long trip in it to Port Waikato here an this,was in the early 1970s, so I would have been 13 at the time. I sat in the back but because i am tall i had to sit along with my legs up on the back seat because there wasn't much head room in the back. It was a rough ride i remember but fun.
Thanks for sharing!
Lovely car, I'd like one myself and may well get one.
Good review, but the grill at the front is incorrect for a 73 mgb should be the egg box type. I had one registered on the 1st of January 1973
I had a 1972 BRG MGB GT, which I took to France with me. Sadly, my wife was not a fan (she said it was too close to the ground), so I had to get rid of it. A Frenchman bought it and my MGB GT is now LHD!
Cracking video. Thank you.
I have a '73 and its the same color. Mine have the side marker lights. Looks better without them. Mine have the HIF4 carbs. Smog crap has been removed.
Dream car right there.
Great job, a chip of the old block
Thanks! :)
I own a 1969 roadster, Its interesting that a new generation are falling for the B, Its cheap enough to insure, like you said its fast enough, the steering is direct, The minilite wheels look great on the B. I think the rubber bumpered GTs really suit them. and the biggest plus of all for a young un the Ladies like them. The sound they make is still fantastic. I think the v8 was a bad thing, mg needed a new 4 cylinder engine around 1970, all they got was British Leyland.
Maybe that was because it was owned by British Leyland....
@@richardsealey3626 Mr Thornley at Mg was hoping that around 1970 to have started replacing the B with the next Mg, some hope with the leyland management , very little money for new development . The V8 did not sell well, even though they are great cars and now worth a few bob.
I always thought the GT was pretty sharp.
Same here!
Aka... pond-sludge green? :0)
MGB is another word for Rust
You been more pubic with your cool speaking would be good Dunn on all your U tube :)
"You been more pubic with your cool speaking would be good Dunn on all your U tube :)"
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I think the colour is actually called Baby Shit Brown
mini lite wheels, URGH!
Lose the costume.
It’s unnecessary and detracts from what you are saying.
it's not a costume
Grandad's car....... are you wearing his clothes too?