MG MGB

MGB Roadster

Whenever most people think about a small British sports car, the name MG is probably one the most common makes that comes to mind. The MG Car Company founded in 1924 produced some of the finest sports cars during it’s glory days. As a follow up to our earlier article on the MG TD 1950, here is another iconic MG known as the MGB.

The MGB was produced from the years of 1962 right up to 1980 and it was the replacement of the equally famous MGA, which I will do a write-up later on. The MGB appeared in two different variations, namely the roadster (convertible) and the coupe (hard top) which was also known as the MGB GT. The MGBs came with a 1.8 litre 4 cylinder engine. All in all, close to 400,000 units of the roadsters and about 125,000 coupes were built. There were some cosmetic changes done to the front and rear bumpers during it’s final years to adhere to certain regulations but they were changes which personally I think killed the car’s good looks.

MGB GT

There was also a very rare MGC model which had a 3 litre inline six cylinder engine and during it’s two year production period only abut 9,000 units were built. And finally during it’s final years, a 3.5 litre V8 Rover engine was put into a MGB GT body and this has to be the rarest of all with slightly more than 2,500 units built.

The pictures below are those of what is probably the best restored and kept MGB in Malaysia. This particular car is owned by a very passionate owner who took his time to restore it by sourcing for parts all over the world and finally to what it is today. This particular car has won numerous awards in the Malaysian classic auto-show scene. It may not be what I’m portraying in the pictures but it’s definitely a stunner in real. Do enjoy the pics below and the attached short video documentary.