Title: MGB 1974 1/2
Medium: Automotive Restoration
Circa November 22, 2014-September 2015
Price: $18,900
Before. Found in a barn in Ohio. Circa August 13, 2014
After. September 5th, 2015
Painted and read for reassembly. Circa August 11, 2015
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.
Early prototypes such as the MGB Berlinette produced by the Belgian coach builder Jacques Coune utilized a raised windscreen to accommodate the fastback.
Although acceleration of the GT was slightly slower than that of the roadster, owing to its increased weight, top speed improved by 5 mph (8 km/h) to 105 mph (170 km/h) because of better aerodynamics.
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