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Re: Old cars are shite.
« Reply #15 on: 02 August 2018, 08:26:48 »

To date my mate has spent around £27,000 buying & restoring a 1975 MGB GT V8 also owns a mint MG Midget he loves them , as said earlier each to their own & no accounting for taste.😎
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« Reply #16 on: 02 August 2018, 08:39:47 »

If memory serves it has the same wheezy 1.8 litre engine than went into the woeful 1.8TC Marina.

Yep. Make a "sports car" but use a gutless old boat anchor of a tractor engine because that's what's in the parts bin. ::)

BL actually spent money on developing the B series & was it the O or S series  engine  :-\
Anyway they put that engine in the ITAL 1.7 & later  as a 2 ltr in the Monstro cars ::)

I had a 1.7 O series in my shItal and it was actually a decent engine for its time. Way livelier than the B series. It would have been a decent upgrade had the BL bean counters put it in an MG.
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« Reply #17 on: 02 August 2018, 09:32:13 »

I love the look .. but I would, I'm sure, hate the drive.

I'd rather a Truimph GT6 or Staaaaag.
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« Reply #18 on: 02 August 2018, 09:38:56 »

I love the look .. but I would, I'm sure, hate the drive.

I'd rather a Triumph GT6 or Staaaaag.


The only thing that a GT6 does better than an MGB is sound good. Other than that, they're horrible - like a Dutton made by a proper car company :o
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« Reply #19 on: 02 August 2018, 09:52:07 »

If I wanted an old "sports car" it would have to be an Austin Healey 3000 or in my opinion the most beautiful car ever produced an  E type Jaguar.
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« Reply #20 on: 02 August 2018, 10:10:00 »

My current daily is a 1992 MX5. I love it and all the faults with it.

Granted it's 20+ years newer than the MGB, but the inspiration for it came from the UK.
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« Reply #21 on: 02 August 2018, 10:25:20 »

My current daily is a 1992 MX5. I love it and all the faults with it.

Granted it's 20+ years newer than the MGB, but the inspiration for it came from the UK.

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« Reply #22 on: 02 August 2018, 10:27:23 »

Believe me, an MGB has no similarities whatsoever to an MX5, apart from the name starting with M.  ;) ;D
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« Reply #23 on: 02 August 2018, 10:28:16 »

If I wanted an old "sports car" it would have to be an Austin Healey 3000 or in my opinion the most beautiful car ever produced an  E type Jaguar.

I've always wanted a TR6. Still do........but I imagine the dream wouldn't match the reality and it would drive like a bus.
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« Reply #24 on: 02 August 2018, 10:29:33 »

Believe me, an MGB has no similarities whatsoever to an MX5, apart from the name starting with M.  ;) ;D

Both designed for girlies. :)
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« Reply #25 on: 02 August 2018, 10:34:34 »

If memory serves it has the same wheezy 1.8 litre engine than went into the woeful 1.8TC Marina.

Yep. Make a "sports car" but use a gutless old boat anchor of a tractor engine because that's what's in the parts bin. ::)

BL actually spent money on developing the B series & was it the O or S series  engine  :-\
Anyway they put that engine in the ITAL 1.7 & later  as a 2 ltr in the Monstro cars ::)

I had a 1.7 O series in my shItal and it was actually a decent engine for its time. Way livelier than the B series. It would have been a decent upgrade had the BL bean counters put it in an MG.

Could be wrong but I think this is the same lump I had in my 1981 Princess ( which was given to me FOC because something called 'Displacers' ??? were f*ucked.
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« Reply #26 on: 02 August 2018, 11:11:27 »

If memory serves it has the same wheezy 1.8 litre engine than went into the woeful 1.8TC Marina.

Yep. Make a "sports car" but use a gutless old boat anchor of a tractor engine because that's what's in the parts bin. ::)

BL actually spent money on developing the B series & was it the O or S series  engine  :-\
Anyway they put that engine in the ITAL 1.7 & later  as a 2 ltr in the Monstro cars ::)

I had a 1.7 O series in my shItal and it was actually a decent engine for its time. Way livelier than the B series. It would have been a decent upgrade had the BL bean counters put it in an MG.

Could be wrong but I think this is the same lump I had in my 1981 Princess ( which was given to me FOC because something called 'Displacers' ??? were f*ucked.
OMG...my Austin princess  :o The worst car I ever owned, even worse than my Austin 1100.
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« Reply #27 on: 02 August 2018, 11:29:35 »

If memory serves it has the same wheezy 1.8 litre engine than went into the woeful 1.8TC Marina.

Yep. Make a "sports car" but use a gutless old boat anchor of a tractor engine because that's what's in the parts bin. ::)

BL actually spent money on developing the B series & was it the O or S series  engine  :-\
Anyway they put that engine in the ITAL 1.7 & later  as a 2 ltr in the Monstro cars ::)

I had a 1.7 O series in my shItal and it was actually a decent engine for its time. Way livelier than the B series. It would have been a decent upgrade had the BL bean counters put it in an MG.

Could be wrong but I think this is the same lump I had in my 1981 Princess ( which was given to me FOC because something called 'Displacers' ??? were f*ucked.
OMG...my Austin princess  :o The worst car I ever owned, even worse than my Austin 1100.

I quite liked mine. Replacement for the old Austin 1800 landcrab.
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« Reply #28 on: 02 August 2018, 12:29:42 »

I love the idea of a 356 speedster, but just that, the idea.

Iirc they rolled off the line ith aroun 45-55bhp, rising to a dizzying 95 if you coughed for the hot one (can't remember what its called now). If I were thinking of one today, it'f have to be a Chesil Speedster with a 200bhp scoobie boxer in the boot  8).

Not to mention a chesil would be the right side of £40k, the porker the wrong side of £200k  :o
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« Reply #29 on: 02 August 2018, 12:31:58 »

I love the idea of a 356 speedster, but just that, the idea.

Iirc they rolled off the line ith aroun 45-55bhp, rising to a dizzying 95 if you coughed for the hot one (can't remember what its called now). If I were thinking of one today, it'f have to be a Chesil Speedster with a 200bhp scoobie boxer in the boot  8).

Not to mention a chesil would be the right side of £40k, the porker the wrong side of £200k  :o

 ::) ::) :)  Incongruous.
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