1975 MG MGB

GT Coupe

V8

Manual

GD2D12233G

Clear

Gasoline

1975 MGB GT V8 - Original Factory V8 car. In our family for 39 years. Original engine and drive train. Right hand drive. 48,000 original miles. 4 speed w/overdrive. No rust. Good tires. Rebuilt carbs. New leave springs and hoses. For additional information call Dan at 253-377-9000 cellOn May-23-16 at 13:02:36 PDT, seller added the following information: New message from: chrislaw1457 FYI by the mid 70's British Leyland (to which MG was part of) was in a real mess. I left the MG dealer and worked at British Leyland (including the MG Abingdon works) and the whole company including Rover/Jaguar was in a real mess. Like your Detroit motor industry ours fell apart too through lack of investment etc etc etc. The MG name is now owned by the Chinese and they make little town cars in China and stick MG badges on them. Jaguar/Rover is now owned by Tata of India and Austin, Morris. and Triumph are consigned to history. I didn't work for MG (British Leyland) building the cars I worked at a franchised dealer repairing them and I was the very 1st person to change a clutch (under warranty) on this ''official'' model V8. MG (British Leyland) actually had very little to do with this BGTV8 as it was the concept of renowned car tuner Ken Costello who shoehorned the all alloy Buick V8 into an ordinary BGT for customers wanting more power. British Leyland (The parent company of MG) had already had their go with a straight six called the MGCGT which was a catastrophe, as the weight of an all iron six made the car too front heavy and it was no faster than an ordinary 1.8 litre model...............the MGCGT was expensive, thirsty and handled like a pig. Rover Cars (also part of the British Leyland Group) had purchased the manufacturing rights from General Motors for the 3.5 litre all alloy V8 Buick engine which they fitted in their P5 - P6 & SD1 models as well as Range Rover's. Following Ken Costello's ''V8 conversions'' of the ordinary 1.8 litre MGBGT' (using the Buick engine) and the failure of their own MGCGT with the straight six, MG were really forced into making the BGTV8 to save face. The Buick V8 (as fitted in your dads MG) was also fitted in TVR's & Morgans too so you could call it a British car with an American heart and the same concept as an AC Cobra. When I worked for the dealership I used to drive these cars daily - they were known as the poor mans AMV8. One of my college friends was a technician for Chylesmore Garages Ltd the Aston Martin dealer and performance wise there was very little in it between the AMV8 and the BGTV8 in real terms. Your late father was obviously a particular kind of guy then as these cars only appealed to the discerning few as they weren't overtly flash and cost as much as an XJS/E type or Stag back in the 70's Back in the early 70's I was a young vehicle technician employed at an MG dealership (Parkside Garage Group Ltd Coventry) and all the guys who had these V8 BGT's were ''the knowing few'' as opposed to the more overt Stag/Jag and ordinary BGT owners, they were very much a select group of people and the polar opposite to Stag & Jag owners.