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[Tilbo]

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.😎

[Kevin Wood]

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.

[aaronjb]

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

I'd rather a Truimph GT6 or Staaaaag.

[Nick W]

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

[Tilbo]

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.

[deviator]

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.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

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.

Emma Peel Elan.

[Migv6]

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

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

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.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

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

Both designed for girlies.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

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.

[STEMO]

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  The worst car I ever owned, even worse than my Austin 1100.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

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  The worst car I ever owned, even worse than my Austin 1100.

I quite liked mine. Replacement for the old Austin 1800 landcrab.

[jimmy944]

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  .

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

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

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  .

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

    Incongruous.