1960s MGC - MG's coolest sports car?!

[@grrfy]

the exterior colour, the interior colour , the wire wheels and the banjo steering whel, the chrome ,all just fantastic!Good work Kevin!

[@Vince_uk]

A truly beautifully restored car, restored to a very high standard by one genuinely nice and skilled guy, Kev, it looks terrific. Seasons Greetings to both you Steph and Kev and looking forward to you 2025 videos.

[@brianmcelvogue3370]

well done to kev and yourself for seeing it through , lovely finished article ,

[@emmajacobs5575]

There’s something special about the sound of an older straight six - great stuff!

[@nigelcharlton-wright1747]

A beautiful restoration. Kevin I salute you!

[@Fevebblefester]

I have mentioned before that I had a 1969 MGC-GT here in America. Great fun car but just as much trouble as you would have expected from a used car in the late 1970’s. You folks have done a great job restoring this one.

[@choryferguson2196]

What a Christmas Treat to see this out on the road1 Thanks for sharing and congrats to Kev on a fantastic restoration!

[@hjw1001]

Amazing to see this on the road! Congratulations on getting it done! Hope you and Kev have a lovely Christmas

[@robertseaman2254]

That’s beautiful Steph thankyou for showing that ,the engine sounds wonderfull and hope you have a great Christmas and hoping we see you in 2025.

[@profrumpo]

What a wonderful job Kev has made of this beautiful car. He must be very satisfied with the result. Thanks for sharing this with us Steph and great hat!

[@BelfastMurf]

Beautiful job. It’s a credit to you Kevin.

[@mattpipes5106]

What a stunning car! Thank you for sharing it on the channel and Merry Christmas

[@nigelcharlton-wright1747]

I love the fact that you get to know and respect the vehicle, when you are driving it. Exactly what I did when I used to own a Bond Equipé 2Ltr Mk1. Have an enjoyable Christmas and a wonderful 2025.

[@daweshorizon]

Thanks to you and your team Steph for the great videos this year! Truly inspirational! Hopefully there will be more in 2025, have a great Chgristmas an New Year everyone! Love and peace.

[@michaeltrivett2872]

I bet Kevin feels proud of his work and I really hope he gets many miles of enjoyment..

[@JFW5358]

Kev has done a brilliant job restoring this car.

[@johndavey72]

Steph . Your enthusiasm is palpable ❤

[@simonm2092]

Wow! Kevin has done an amazing job. It's a beaut!!!

[@kevinhirst4108]

Thanks 👍

[@mikecleasby709]

What a cracking video Steph. I loved that you could see the torque reaction of the body when you revved the engine & that C series sounds bloody glorious! Fantastic and sympathetic restoration! Great work and very definitely lots of “Smiles per gallon” to be had….. wishing Kev and his good lady many enjoyable hours travelling far and wide in it. Oh…..and happy Christmas one and all folks! ❤

[@masher1832]

Thanks for all the videos this year Steph, wishing you and yours a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year. Looking forward to seeing more classics next year x

[@arthuradderley5872]

Great colour and cockpit combination, plus I love the banjo steering wheel ❤❤

[@rupert7874]

Excellent video as usual,you look very much at home driving that beauty

[@gazonatrike7005]

Brilliant! So glad it's finished (as much as an old car ever is) well done Kev, pleased for you. Happy Christmas everyone

[@Bob-rn5ho]

Great video, the MGC looks fantastic. Have a great Christmas. Cheers Bob

[@paulchappell]

What a great Christmas present - to us the viewers, and for Kev to see his car on the road, being tested by you, by yearend! I’m absolutely grinning from ear to ear.

[@davidhinkson8856]

Awesome! So happy to see the MGC project completed! Excellent work guys and all the best for the holidays!

[@frankkemble2103]

I owned a 67 MGB GT many years ago and loved it but I've always wanted an MGC- love it.

[@ism671]

Nice work Kevin and Steph,beautiful car ! and Steph for covering this...Lots of great days out,and shows to attend.Happy motoring..Merry Christmas 🎄

[@IanWright-b2h]

Thanks Steph, brill video, brill car. My dream car. What a gorgeous noise it makes. All the best for 2025. Merry Christmas

[@85waspnest]

Great to see another MGC has been preserved, nice job, well done. This brings back memories of an immaculate 1968 MGC Roadster (PMO 262F) I bought for £600 in 1973 and ran until 1976, a lovely car in Tartan red with overdrive, knock off wire wheels and detachable hard top. It's one of a handful of cars I shouldn't have sold. According to the DVLA website, PMO 262F is still on the road, I believe in the Essex area. If the owner happens to read this, please get in touch as I have information to add to the car's history.

[@123rtheo]

Wow Kev’s done a great job looks fantastic

[@kevinhirst4108]

Thanks 👍

[@bobfrankish8883]

Good video Steph, the car has turned out nice, Kev's done a good job. You can't beat a straight six, I still own 2, albeit in BMW form. 0-60 in 10 seconds was pretty acceptable back in the day, and 120 mph in one of those would be terrifying!

[@MarcGordonChandler]

My dad had one of these in the early 1970s and, when I was born, I was given the middle name 'Gordon' so that I'd have the same initials as his beloved MG. He also had a Jensen Interceptor, a Triumph Stag, and a TR6. He was an RAF test pilot, and quite a character - and he still is.

[@scottpeterMA]

Love your reviews, Steph, and your outfits (especially hat). All very stylish. This car - a beauty. Unlike moderns, you can see out of it

[@desfarrell5630]

Well done Steph, lovely MG, really enjoy your classic car videos!👍

[@123rtheo]

Think I would have taken the tow bar off personally.

[@kevinhirst4108]

I put the tow bar on deliberately, because I supply cars for filming my theory is I can supply an MGC and another pulled on the back of it via my car trailer! Thus providing 2 vehicles 👍👍👍 Yorkshire thrift 😎😎😎 L

[@cliveburton8992]

Great job Kev. Have a wonderful festive season Steph and looking forward to your channel next year.❤

[@MrTimcoronel]

a friend of mine has a red one. She's a 70-something retired scientist and drives it with much verve! Another friend used to own a Daimler V8-250 with a (Victoria, Australia) KCK plate. Somehow I ended up with the factory manual for his car ...

[@danhubert-hx4ss]

Quality people do quality restorations and here`s a proof of that.

[@BelfastMurf]

As usual Steph, your review makes me want to go out & buy one of those! Thanks for all your videos this past year, you’ve done a great variety as usual. All the best for the coming new year. 😊

[@richardtomkinson9951]

Beautiful restoration Kev, well done on turning around a great car.

[@devonbikefilms]

Lovely restoration. From MGB and MGC back in the 80’s, the C was always the grand tourer of the two, the B was the back roads scratcher. Love that 6 cylinder engine.

[@ianhighley-zo3es]

Great job Kev. Love the colour.

[@aaronhussain3873]

All I can say is wow. I can't believe that's the same car that was in bits in Kev's workshop. And what a gorgeous colour combination it is! I'll definitely try and meet him at the next Rustival. Apart from Tim from Cambrian Classics (lovely guy!) I missed everyone when I went in March

[@artiexr222]

All credit to Kev Steph what a brilliant job he has made of his MGC thank you both for sharing it with us.

[@kevinhirst4108]

Thanks it really is a dream come true, he's a beautiful car, Steph was brilliant helping me fit the engine and gearbox 👍😎 happy Christmas to you and thank you for your comments 😊😊😊

[@allanmollison6971]

Looks awesome Steph, a job well done 😊👍

[@urbo42]

Great colour choice. A beautiful car that deserves the love it continues to get.

[@grayfool]

Good work Kev. Very nice car. I never got to drive a C. I did like a B though. I even had the chance to have a blast in a V8 once. What a thing that was. Happy Christmas Steph and everyone here.

[@user-rf9me7xm1w]

Excellent job, I did a similar amount of work on my own bgt and can therefore appreciate the quality of your work just by looking at all the shut lines, they're probably better than when it came out of the factory ! It would be interesting to see an itemised breakdown of the costs involved (we won't tell your wife). Enjoy ! Have a great Christmas.

[@mikejames4540]

Great restoration, Kev! (And Steph.)

[@David-th2ug]

Love the tape on the HT leads, used to do that so that I remembered which lead was for which plug! A nice car to drive. So much we used to do but no longer, points, condenser, plugs, distributor cap, blankets on the engine overnight! Those were the days.

[@sirjosephwhitworth9415]

A lovely car, ticks all the boxes if you are wanting a classic MG. Good video.

[@faderman36]

Looks really nice Kevin. Have a good Christmas Steph

[@scragnut]

What a stunning job. I’ve so been looking forward to seeing this completed. The MGC is one of my favourite sports cars and the GT version is one I would own. That instantly recognisable bonnet and that straight six magic! Talking of books Steph, I would recommend ‘The Mighty MGs’ by Graham Robson if you want to read more about the MGC - I’ve had my copy since the ‘80s. Another wonderful video. Great stuff.

[@graemew7001]

Merry Christmas Steph, have a great time. The notchy gearbox seems to be part of the breed, I've not driven an MGC but did drive a couple of later 3000's and they were both the same so IMO I don't think there's an actual issue there. Well done Kev on producing such an excellent end result and Merry Christmas to you too.

[@peterriggall8409]

Top job Kev. She’s looking beautiful. I have an Austin 3L. Same engine and they made just under 10k of those too, so all up they made just under 20k of the C series.

[@James-ld2jc]

Fantastic work Kev. I ❤ it. Well worth the effort.

[@StevenJeNova]

The Sound! 😍

[@alexandrecouture2462]

Great job! Merry Christmas everyone!

[@SimonHoning]

And as a 6 foot two male I appreciate this car because of the generous amount of cabin space & room behind the wheel- it's an absolute standout when compared to other Brit sports cars of this period which all fall short in this area.

[@philipwardle6820]

That first drive in the 'C' must have been be one of the best Christmas presents ever 🤩

[@andyf750]

Your videos are fantastic every time Steph. Thank you. Maybe do a tour of your amazing wardrobe sometime? Have a lovely Christmas! X ❤

[@Martin_in_Cheltenham]

Great video of the MGC. Well done. Cannot completely endorse your comments on the MGOC spares.. a new rotor arm supplied by them left me stranded when it broke after a thousand miles. I have now upgraded to Distributor Doctor parts. You think to join the MGCC and become part of the MGC register.

[@daviemaclean61]

Well done Kevin, ably assisted by Steph! Can't believe you let her park it in a muddy puddle!!! ;-)

[@JohnDavis-ed5sg]

Such a good looking car, and great colours.

[@robertgillingwater]

The police used to have these, I was pulled for speeding by a white one in my Austin 1100…….a compliment !

[@caw25sha]

I think Oxford Diecast make one but I thought it was just fictitious.

[@penfold5095]

Lovely car. Like the double bulge bonnet. The late 60's equivalent of putting a pair of socks down your trousers. 😁 Had a slight laugh at the towbar cover. Kev better be careful of someone putting a W on the front. 😜

[@daviewhatley3665]

Great car merry Christmas x

[@iainmacleod4007]

That’s beautiful, I went out in one when at the NEC November 2023. It looks like an MGB but is significantly different up front with a very different suspension to accommodate the much longer engine. My mother had a brand new MGB GT bought new in August 1972. It was Harvest Gold and I still have the original invoice for it in my archives.

[@mikeonb4c]

Love your reviews. I had C Series engine.......in a Wolsey 6/90. Beautifully smooth feel and I loved it, but not 14mpg around town and 18mpg on a run on my low 1970s wage! So it had to go. I then got a 1958 MG ZB Varitone Magnette, which was an absolute favourite and that I drove everywhere with complete reliability for 6 years. I've not checked your reviews catalogue but I'd love to see you doing a review on one of those if you've not already done one. It was the poor mans Jag Mk2 (and rather better in its own way ha ha!). Although MG snobs back then looked down their nose at it I believe as really being a Wolsey design that had been badged up to MG spec, I think they did it a great injustice. Anyhoos, keep the reviews coming 👍p.s. I also had all the Morris 1000 variants (saloon, convertible, traveller before either of the aforementioned cars). I still like a 'classic' today, and for 18 years have owned a latterday classic, a Mazda Bongo - fantastic MPV / camper but outside your review remit I think!

[@Alangalley]

A cracking job kev well done

[@p.istaker8862]

Great to see what is a rare and beautiful car finished. Hopefully one day you will get to try a GT V8.

[@aarondodge1913]

Come on Steph! Don't park that beautiful machine in the mud. It doesn't compliment its looks. You do such a great job, but this time the contrast setting doesn't work.

[@adama8570]

Great test Steph. Had one of these and fitted the original heated rear window switches (round push pull white illuminated) but where did it go? The original rear heated screen was laminated and cost a quite bit extra! My dad worked for MG and I was there at its pre-show 1967 in London.

[@lesklower7281]

A great way to finish up 2024 with Kevs MGC GT a really good restoration with the grey exterior and red interior very nice

[@caw25sha]

On HubNut people often winge about modern cars in plain grey but on this car it looks good. I think the difference is the MG has a lot of chrome, red interior and other details which the paintwork sets off, whereas modern cars are just uniformly drab.

[@knitterscheidt]

I want to look up the sales figures here in the States. I grew up in the 60s and remember seeing this lovely car out and about and I thought it was magnificent.

[@rocketsock4297]

Amazing result!

[@clairelouiseatkinson]

Definitely something special ... what fun!

[@chrisbolton5461]

Looks and sounds great.

[@barrythatcher9349]

Great point about the Smiths Oil & Water gauge on a classic car. Your right the gauge will definitely save your bacon before you end up with a cooked engine. It could save you from a complete engine rebuild.

[@craigjenkins8043]

Really good job well done

[@PlattLaneEnd]

Great car. Plus, it's a great review as ever 😊

[@edwinblank58]

I have always loved the C.

[@neilpye6089]

Well done kev

[@lordbungle6235]

Its a shame I cant get my hands on the Costello 4litre V8 powered MgB Gt I used to get to play with as a 22 year old. You would have loved that.

[@SusanPearce_H]

I trust that your Christmas will be a productive event!

[@iansutherlandcraig]

Well, that’s turned out very well.

[@johnmontgomery9149]

BMC of the time were definitely years behind Ford, Vauxhall and Rootes as far as heating was concerned.

[@mickfromoxford3407]

Best sports car you've ever driven? You obviously need to drive a Lotus Elan sometime soon Steph,

[@brianwillis9673]

I remember when a 10 second 0-60 time was impressive. I think the TR6 got the nod because the MGBGT was still available and would be for more than a decade. Personally, I'd love an MGBGT and prefer them, but the MGC is still a wonderful old motor. By the way, as an ex smoker, I'd flick my ash out of the quarter light, but stub my ciggy out in the ashtray. Responsible or what!

[@dennismccarthy7032]

❤❤❤❤❤brilliant ❤❤❤❤happy Christmas 😊

[@ChrisSalisto]

Beautiful car! Why did you park it in all that mud at the beginning, having an OCD moment

[@TheWanderingwill]

The one car i owned that i regret selling back in the 1970s

[@bobmizen1]

Lovely car and video 👍 just a shame it was parked in mud after all that preparation 😅. Bob M.

[@GaryJohnWalker1]

I'm old enough to have been aware of the bad stories and then the cancellation of the MGC - deeply and irretrievably flawed etc. - as a kid at the time. And both happy to hear it was a at its heart a good car and a step different to the MGB, but sad of the lost opportunities by that cancellation and no further development. I guess it was bad enough with the rivalries in BMC then getting worse with BLMC, let alone the added turmoil of all those British sports car brands of MG, Triumph and Healey (Jaguar aloof with the Etype). Shame no (?) decent and dynamic motoring journalist had got an MGC early on, added good tyres, tweaked the suspension/brakes, and shown it to be a good car and not the bad one of the car hack reports.

[@michaelstaunton1632]

Good video 👍👍👍

[@johnmahoney4523]

Hi honey, lovely car, just a quick question, what is the switch on the right you keep flicking on and off every now and then? 😊

[@georgejohnson1498]

I have always liked six cylinders in line as being a wonderful blend of power with smoothness and, at least in British designs, excellent torque characteristics. The MG B 1800 was a lovely little car, but the engine was rather agricultural ... The Rover 3.5 V8 powered MGs never appealed to me one little bit. It is a bit sad that the handling was never really properly addressed during the MG C's production life. I believe that some modifications are possible to reduce understeer, nowadays. But driven as a Grand Tourer, I can think of no finer car. Flexible in its power delivery, charming in its design, and especially important to my mind is the great visibility from the driving seat. Sadly like a lot of potentially great designs, it was not given the chance it should have had. Compaed to anything from Triumph, I much prefer the MG. I never found the Jaguar E-Type attractive beyond its wonderful engine. Only the Alvis cars of the day are even more attractive, but in a quite different price bracket! It is so nice to see such a rare MG being brought back to great condition. Happy Christmas and best wishes from George

[@gwheregwhizz]

Beautiful 😊.