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13/06/2023 3:20 am
The MGB is a two-door sports car manufactured and marketed from 1962 until 1980 by the British Motor Corporation (BMC), later the Austin-Morris division of British Leyland, as a four-cylinder, soft-top sports car. It was announced and its details first published on 19 September 1962. Replacing the MGA in 1962, production of the MGB and its variants continued until 1980. Sales for the MGB, MGC and MGB GT V8 combined totaled 523,836 cars. To meet impact regulations, in the second half of 1974 the chrome bumpers were replaced altogether. A new, steel-reinforced black rubber bumper at the front incorporated the grille area as well, giving a major restyling to the B's nose, and a matching rear bumper completed the change.
The MGB was assembled in Australia from 1963 to 1972, during which time approximately 9,000 were sold. Australian assembly ended in 1972 when the government issued a requirement that, to enjoy favourable tariff treatment, locally produced cars should feature 85% local content. The local content of the Australian assembled MGBs was evaluated as just 45%. All MGBs assembled in Australia were roadsters.
Clearly a very popular car here in Australia and globally. A real personal favourite with a colleague in the late 60s having one. Good kits with unfortunately no engines and no windscreen frames. Aoshima supplied a sticky template to place over the windscreen so modeler could paint the frames. Really annoying as very hard to apply on the curved surface, and the template would also need to be used for both sides. I've just left the frame unpainted for now.
13/06/2023 5:27 am
BEAUTIFUL job Geoff!! I love the MG marque. I bought a brand new one in 1967, an MGB roadster in British Racing Green. Very similar body styling to the white one here.
13/06/2023 7:29 am
Beautiful builds Geoff. Was there a kit for the GTs?
13/06/2023 8:15 am
Geoff, you do fine work. Both are beautiful.
13/06/2023 9:00 am
your best work to date.....awesome builds Geoff
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13/06/2023 9:10 am
Nicely done Geoff. I had a full sized version for 1971 and your models bring back nostalgia. Great post.
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13/06/2023 11:31 am
You did a beautiful job on these MGBs Geoff. I prefer the white one, never cared for the rubber bumpers on the '74 and later models.
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13/06/2023 4:12 pm
@perrone1 thanks Tony, my work colleagues was also BRG. boy that car was nippy.
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13/06/2023 4:24 pm
@bob-jackman There is a Finecast metal kit around Bob, rare and expensive, and white metal kits are a bit beyond my skill level at this stage.
What a fantastic addition it would be to the other 2 Bob.
From Wikipedia again: The fixed-roof MGB GT was introduced in October 1965. Production continued until 1980, although export to the US ceased in 1974. The MGB GT sported a ground-breaking greenhouse designed by Pininfarina and launched the sporty "hatchback" style. By combining the sloping rear window with the rear deck lid, the B GT offered the utility of a station wagon while retaining the style and shape of a coupe. This new configuration was a 2+2 design with a right-angled rear bench seat and far more luggage space than in the roadster. Relatively few components differed, although the MGB GT did receive different suspension springs and anti-roll bars and a different windscreen which was more easily and inexpensively serviceable. In 2019, Road & Track named the GT one of the "16 of Pininfarina's Most Beautiful Designs That Aren't Ferraris."
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13/06/2023 4:26 pm
John and John, Steve, David and Pete, thank you gentlemen for your supportive comments. Much appreciated.
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19/06/2023 3:48 am
@geoff-jowett Lovely work Geoff.... I bought a second hand one in my early twenties, only owned in for approx 18 months, it was stolen twice, luckily returned undamaged both times, I then started to remove the rotor button when I was in the city. It was nearly stolen a third time, they rolled it around the corner trying to jump start it but left it there, when I found It, I had my head under the bonnet putting the Rotor back in place, there was a tap on my shoulder 'well what do we have here, trying to steal it are we' the Police, my father encouraged me to sell it and move on... a few years later I bought a Mazada MX5 / Miata. loved it..
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19/06/2023 6:17 pm
@diecast1-24cars good stuff Greg. My first car was actually a Mazda 1500, bought in 1970, at the height of the MGBs popularity here. I wasn't the adventurous 20 year old others of my age were!
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