MGB Buying Guide - Classic British Sports Car That's Affordable!

[@mikebaker7522]

I have owned an MGB GT since 1976 chrome bumper and summer use only providing rain is not forecast. Great British Sports Car.

[@ericcriteser4001]

I have two B roadsters; a '64 and a '77. They're both brilliant in different ways and I think they're both nice for different reasons.

[@jeffhildreth9244]

I sold my 64 two years ago and now have a 63..my 30th Brit car since 1965. The best Bs are still the 62,63, and 64.

[@redbarchetta8782]

Have a 74 chrome bumper and have for ten years, lots of money spent but fun as hell.

[@MGScamp8292]

Useful film. Always talk to someone that has owned and used one of these fab cars for a long time.

[@retroclickmedia4422]

Over time I have had 4 B's (inc a pull handle) 2 Midgets and a '59 A. The main problem is rust, as a kid I remember seeing them being stored outside befor painting, they were rusty before the first buyer had driven them. IMHO the best thing to do is buy a US West Coast one, my A was and there was next to no rust when I striped it down for a bare metal respray

[@Bob-nu3xe]

I had a teal blue roadster love it but rust was designed into it!

[@ericcriteser4001]

Thanks for sharing. I like them so much I have two! A '64 and a '77. Both roadsters and both wonderful.

[@alexandrecouture2462]

Nice little car!

[@ClassicsWorldUK]

It sure is!

[@jeffhildreth9244]

Not so little.

[@glennpowell3444]

Why did they have two 6 volt batteries? I presume they were in series so why not a single 12 volt ?There must be more to it.

[@hughmagee6862]

I recall hearing that it was because BMC / British Leyland used to use 6 volt electrical systems in their cars, and when they switched to 12 volt systems they still had a lot of 6 volt batteries left over. So they connected two 6 volt batteries in a series to create 12 volts. Just something I heard so it may or may not be right

[@RojoRed1975]

Ballast

[@jeffhildreth9244]

@@hughmagee6862 The usual unfounded bull shit.

[@jimmyquinn9639]

Good video nice car 🚘🚙🚗👍⭐️👍👍⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@RojoRed1975]

I love my '70 B...

[@fasthracing]

MGC?

[@RojoRed1975]

Inline 6... boat anchor

[@jeffhildreth9244]

@@RojoRed1975 I will assume you owned one. I bought my 1969 MGC GT in 1970 while working for British Motors of Monterey Calif. One of the finest cars I have owned.

[@etechjd8260]

Rust Rust Rust...dont worry about the rest. First check the rear wheel arch.... big pain,then seal....and front front wheel arch but not so diificult to repair. In doubt don't buy.

[@jeffhildreth9244]

I have owned 30 Brit cars, 7 of them MGs. I currently have a 1963 MGB. No rust on any of them since my first MG in 1964.

[@jamesgraham6122]

1st Car I ever bought was a 1959 Sprog-Eyed Fright.. (Mk 1 Sprite).. (1964) 2 yrs later bought my first ever brand new car, 1966 red, MGB Roadster. Not a great car for club competition work, doesn't like to go around bends at racing speeds, but was a great long-distance cruising machine, covered a huge amount of Europe in that car. Not a performance car, I tried a couple of E-Types before settling on a Lotus 7 for that sort of work, but the B has always remained a favourite of mine.. Now, faced with the hugely expensive modern nightmare of Net Zero nonsense cars I'm going to buy another 'B' roadster and resume my intercontinental cruising, simple, easily maintained, reliable, tax-free (until this nightmare of a Marxist government get up to speed). Excellent summary, one suggestion.. play it back at .75 speed, it allows for the dialogue to be absorbed before hurrying on the the next item. :>)

[@paulhunter123]

Mx5 is the best mgb buyers guide.

[@jonathanpardoe8722]

Even if you have found the best of the MGB's , My advice is walk away and find a Sunbeam Alpine . Better in every way possible that the MG is . Better engineered , modern non cartsprung suspension , all synchro gearbox from 1964 onward , far superior hood arrangements , decent 4 seat for adults , unique twin fuel tanks giving cavernous boot space , micro cell seating and myriad drivers comfort positions . The MG is a quaint old cartsprung heap compared to the Alpine .

[@Bob-nu3xe]

And drop in the Holbay engine!

[@wukongdukong16]

But the alpine has a separate chassis so it isn’t as ridged as the MGB and the alpine has a steering box so i can’t imagine the steering feels anywhere near as nice as the MGBs does.

[@jeffhildreth9244]

@@wukongdukong16 Facts not allowed.

[@jeffhildreth9244]

Wanna race for pink slips ?

[@TG-pd3ft]

It's a shame that the later, non rusty ones, look so ugly

[@Mike-br8zt]

Like the bumpers, they grow on you.

[@bryanpalmer9660]

A lot of the changes(rubber bumpers,ride height,etc)were forced upon MG by US regulations so the company did what they could

[@paulhunter123]

There all rusty

[@paulhunter123]

​@bryanpalmer96why couldnt they make usa and Europeans cars like the germans

[@chrislee2221]

Slow down chap, your tripping over own words.

[@robertritchie2860]

Basically a rust bucket.

[@ikkenhisatsu7170]

I had a '72 BGT. It was a real POS. Sorry to all you fans.

[@jeffhildreth9244]

Wrong owner.

[@paulhunter123]

Yes indeed

[@ikkenhisatsu7170]

@@jeffhildreth9244No. Carbs wouldn't' stay sync'd, fuel lines froze when it got cold, handled like an Electra 225, and slower than molasses.

[@jeffhildreth9244]

@@ikkenhisatsu7170 Nonsense, wrong owner.

[@ikkenhisatsu7170]

@@jeffhildreth9244I wish still had it. You could buy that POC.

[@luisochoa731]

Find the MG you like Tossed the engine Install a GM Corvette engine Or a 351 Ford Cleveland Then rebuild. It's actually true for ALL non GM, Ford or Chrysler powered brittons or Italian cars including Ferrari.

[@jeffhildreth9244]

If you are going to butcher an MGB do it to a 74 1/2 or later.

[@paulhunter123]

You would detune a ferrari with a gm motor that's dumb as fuk

[@jeffhildreth9244]

S L O W down. Rubber bumper B is NOT a "classic". Lovely deck chair trim" BS. Hideous. MG never made an MGB "roadster", they made the Tourer and the GT.