The Ultimate MGB GT Restomod - A Dream Car Transformation! | Jay Leno's Garage

[@KanjoNights]

This is without a doubt my favorite MGB GT. Stunning from top to bottom. You can tell how much Frontline cares about every little detail.

[@NashPotatoesOutdoorShow]

I agree...pretty sweet car!!

[@sp4nrs]

Except panel gaps?

[@jcc3494]

​@@sp4nrs I own a 74 GT myself. Trust me, those panel gaps are pretty good

[@K1lostream]

It is a superb car, truly stunning! The only little detail that I wouldn’t want if it was my car is the headlights - I’d want something that looks more like the original parabolic lights. Other than that, it is about as close to perfection as I could imagine!

[@anthonyrowland9072]

Another $150k restomod that a normal person will never have again?

[@allareasindex7984]

This guy is so gracious and clearly has explained the car so many times that it all flows well. A pleasure to hear him.

[@Team33Team33]

Frontline have been doing this to MGB's for decades now. If the Miata had ended up being a Lotus, it would have had a Ford Focus 1.8 engine .....

[@daweigo6851]

One of the most BEAUTIFUL cars have ever seen, so simple and stylish

[@Banginheadlights]

We are so proud to have a set of our Bangin Headlights in this car!!

[@FredScuttle456]

I've got Frontline front suspension on my 1958 Austin A35. The car's front end is faster than the rear. If I go on a long journey, the front of the car arrives 30 minutes before the rear.

[@nigelcox1451]

@@FredScuttle456 With such a short car, you must be going very slowly indeed to take 30 minutes to travel one car length.😈

[@FredScuttle456]

@@nigelcox1451 I've fitted a Machmeter. But the needle won't move until I reach Mach 0.5.

[@feirbus]

This thing is beautiful!

[@bigcity2085]

I just don't like black wheels. I think because I had to rattle can paint a wheel black once back in the 70's and couldn't Wait to get it off my van and get a Keystone mag back on there. But I never liked black wheels. I can't be the only one.

[@Menta1989z]

Jay looks pretty good again. I'm very glad for him.

[@joevanseeters2873]

What MG could only have dreamed of when they designed the original car! These restomods take cars up to the next level in engineering and reimagine the car as a modern car. This car is so tastefully done, it is so elegant, yet a muscle car in disguise too! One of the best MG's ever done! Congrats to the owner of the company for keeping these incredible sports GT cars alive, and then taking it to the modern day excellence they have engineered into this car. Only a fortunate few will be able to own one of these incredible machines.

[@mikerobinson2026]

I have Frontline's front and rear suspension kit and front and rear disk brake kits in my '80 B V8. Totally transformed the ride and handling of the car. Unbelievable difference.

[@donalmilmo-penny3085]

Frontline are absolutely brilliant. I had a K Series converted Midget with brakes, suspension, etc, etc from them built on a new shell. An absolutely fabulous car, everything worked and was reliable.

[@FredScuttle456]

Same with my Austin A35 with Mr. Fenna's front suspension and other bits.

[@lofimiata]

If I go to a cars and coffee I would walk right by all the supercars to see this. Very well done.

[@machohogan]

The company man is fantastic, you can feel his passion and excitement, his knowledge is incredible. What a great car and a fantastic video.

[@greganderson8374]

I owned a '69 MBG-GT in the late 80s, and after seeing this restomod with a 350 hp engine with that transmission, and the braking and suspension mods, I am wanting one. Congrats Frontline for taking a nice car and making a beautiful hot car.

[@FredScuttle456]

I bought some bits from Tim Fenna many years ago, for my Austin A35 daily driver. He's a nice bloke. He supplied a 5-speed Ford transmission, which had a fault. He very gracefully allowed me to exchange it.

[@soyounoat2814]

This car and it's builder both appear to be of the highest class. Well done, and I want one.

[@lee4171]

A Stag done by these guys would be amazing. MGs and Triumphs shall never meet!

[@joakimhjelm-svennesen8984]

What a beauty!!! Looks so modern yet so classic, with the deleted chrome bumpers and the black wheels and the new color and the original lines , although the fenders been widened. That’s how a restomod should look like. And I’m so glad they kept a gasoline/petrol engine and not that EV restomod

[@marklittle8805]

I always thought MGs looked better than they performed. This resto mod solves THAT. What a nice little hot rod...

[@BobbyKuul76]

This is always been one of my three favorite vehicles of all time. When I was four or five years old, my dad had a 1969 MGB GT with a Ford 289 V8 and a four speed top loader driving a Ford 9 inch in the rear. It wasn’t as refined as this vehicle is because my dad built it by himself in the backyard. But it was fast and it was perfect in the British racing green with the black vinyl on the inside. I’ve wanted to build one myself for many years. But now I’m 50 years old And a single dad to a four-year-old with ASD. Anything I want is a pipe dream anymore. Service episode was a moment in time for me.

[@jmike8934]

I know EXACTLY what you meant by that last sentence. I'm a few years behind you but growing up my dad also had a Ford V8 powered MGB GT though his was a 67 RH drive as it was package deal for the main car he bought out of England which was a '54 MG TF 1500. He said he immediately knew he wanted to make it like a Sunbeam Tiger so he found a 4- Speed Mercury Comet to donate it's drivetrain which was the 260 V8, not sure if it was a 9". I was in my mid 20s before I learned the details of the GT because he had sold it before I turned 10 and I had all but forgotten it until he sold his TF and I happened to ask, "Didn't you have another MG at some point or is my memory off?

[@mmontes7054]

I drove an MGB GT back in the late 80s. I loved the car, it was comfortable and drove really well. The only problem was it constantly kept going to the mechanics for various problems. After multiple expenditures and trips to the mechanic, I decided to get rid of it and get another car. I wish I had the money back then to maintain it, but as a young person, just starting out, I couldn't keep up with it.

[@mgermca]

Or learned which end of the wrench to hold. Lifetime skills....

[@jamesdellaneve9005]

The turn signals incorporated into the headlight is cool.

[@Banginheadlights]

Thank you, they are a custom built set of our headlights!

[@royfcjr]

That is one of my all time favorite videos from Jay and his group.

[@pet19821]

My best friend in highschool his dad had one in the garage he was trying to restore but his MS prevented it and I used to love going out and looking at and dreaming about what y'all have done with this one. Great build, absolutely fantastic.

[@davidjones5062]

My first car was an mgb/gt. It turned me it a very good mechanic. Many road side and dorm parking lot repairs.

[@arranchace1306]

Just a simply beautifull car...this is Minimalistic done right!!..

[@garyw4211]

The Singer of MG's right there. Wow.

[@malcolmjcullen]

This just hits the sweet spot. What a beautiful restomod.

[@frankreynolds6390]

whats left of the old car, did they discuss that?

[@johnbriggs3916]

​@@frankreynolds6390It depends on the car. That particular one has a new bodyshell.

[@paulclark2947]

Congratulations Tim on getting your product in front of this audience.👍

[@jeffe4297]

This car is absolutely beautiful in every way. The color, the style, the engine sound, the interior, etc.

[@jamescampbell5801]

I saw this particular car at the Radnor Hunt Concours D'elegance in September, and I've been following Frontline Developments for years. A better choice, IMHO, than Eagle's various E-type restomods in that they're not as flashy or expensive. Yet they're so versatile, from a track weapon to a grand tourer, to an urban/suburban runabout. Superb! If I won the lottery, but didn't want to move out or expand my modest-sized garage, this would be my dream car for all-purpose. My only other temptation, although at twice the price as this, would be Cyan Racing's Volvo P1800 restomod that JLG recently featured. I would bring them a 1970s ES model wagon for similar treatment.

[@TechForceFoundation]

That MG is a work of art! The paint job is pure eye candy.

[@justinlinnane8043]

Thats a bloody bullseye !! what a little gem !!

[@adzharrold5952]

WOW , THAT'S A BEAUTIFUL CAR - very nicely done

[@ryan49805]

This car is pure class. I’d rather drive this than most of the modern generic crap. And NO SCREENS!!! 👍

[@defaultname999-ww1dw]

Ok boomer, stop yelling please 👍

[@markcook3570]

@@defaultname999-ww1dw How do you know when he was born...

[@defaultname999-ww1dw]

@@markcook3570 no one asked for your input buddy

[@TyfoiD75]

A masterpiece. Elegant, stylish and modern. Very well done, Frontline.

[@willmoore5862]

This is such a MASTERPIECE!

[@anthonygray333]

Loved how it started when Jay said it only takes 35 years! Lovely car.

[@FredScuttle456]

It takes 35 years to become an overnight success.

[@narrowistheway77]

This company is great, I’ve been a fan of their work on the MG B for awhile now

[@denzelkhonje3327]

15:55 thats a real man right there admiring his own car

[@unhandled12345]

My first car in the US, in 1989, was a 1972 MGB GT in baby diaper brown - before the 74 1/2 rubber bumpers, but after the pretty pre 71 grilles. I didn't know MGs existed until I bought it. It never ran right, but I managed to swap the head gasket in the driveway, making it temporarily run better. The starter connection would randomly fall off, so I'd often have to turn the wheel left and reach into the wheel well to plug it back in. Locals couldn't make sense of it, and some thought it was a Porsche. So much fun. If the Frontline was more affordable, I'd order one.

[@davidhorowitz4037]

MGB GTs are my favorite design of all time.

[@jeffreyhurst9552]

I like the MGs, but the Triumph TR3 is my favorite, but I always loved the GT6.

[@Threesixty31]

MGC GT is one of my favorite cars. With an americain v8 it's a dream car!

[@engineer6250]

MGB roadster, or TR6, whichever one it is, it should have a V8 shoehorned in!

[@anthonybaiocchi3028]

XJS

[@engineer6250]

@@anthonybaiocchi3028 always liked the straight 6 convertibles ...

[@bewaremyswirlyblades6775]

My dad was 6'6" and drove an mgb for 20 years. He had a system to get in and out

[@n0w3lly90]

@@bewaremyswirlyblades6775 was he able to fold his legs in half? 😂

[@gymshoe8862]

The soft top cars were roomy for a tall guy--I'm 6' 5" and was comfortable (enough) but I was a young guy, slim and trim back then. I was an autocrosser and loved my MGB.

[@johnkiprov7210]

@@n0w3lly90 I bet he had a detachable head..

[@mitchellragle6415]

You slide in and roll out

[@delahayenator]

Where there’s a will, there’s a way :)

[@mikey55328]

What a Beautiful looking car!!

[@chrislovett6120]

The rifle you mentioned in Quigly Down Under set was made by Shiloh rifle manufacturing in Big Timber Montana and is a true work of art made by craftsmen

[@mountainjeff]

Yeah. Not really feeling THAT in this car with those headlights.

[@GrooveTasticThang]

Such a pretty classy build. This and an Eagle E Type , first phone calls after the lotto win.

[@malcolmjcullen]

My first phonecall would be to my boss... "Yeah, I'm not coming in tomorrow".

[@GrooveTasticThang]

@@malcolmjcullen indeed 👍

[@douglasgreen437]

😂

[@MichaelCarmichael]

Delighted to see Tim Fenna, one of Britain's best kept secrets, who restomodernised classic MGs and Austin Healey Sprites. Tim's restomodernisation of the V8 MGB GT delivers supercar performance in an elegant British classic. Bravo!

[@CherylCold]

MGB's, especially the GT's have needed this. They can look fantastic. In the 90's they were one of the first cars to hit proper restoration but some of them, when done correctly, can look and drive as well as 60's Astons.

[@b.2221]

Born in 1954, but this beautiful car is what MG is really all about.

[@RideNGrind]

Jay is back to wearing a real watch! The world is healing!

[@gymshoe8862]

He's a billionaire who digs watches, that's all.

[@petesmitt]

@@gymshoe8862 Jay is very wealthy but he's not a billionaire..

[@gymshoe8862]

@@petesmitt How do you know? just the property the cars are on come to half a billion or more.

[@petesmitt]

@@gymshoe8862 His LA garage is worth half a billion eh? got any facts to back up that assertion?

[@gymshoe8862]

@@petesmitt What is your problem, jerk? You want to debate a stranger in the comments? Do you have a point?

[@markbigbadbear]

Gosh, the way that trunk lid closed. Chef's Kiss. 👌And that interior is lovely. Like looking at the cabin of one of those high end luxury sloops.

[@josephhruby3225]

Beautiful car . . . Gets the 100% J.Leno approval. Well done !

[@garyseaton4619]

Frontline has done an amazing job making one of my dream cars into a reality... Fabulous look and excellent workmanship... It's what I always wanted the 1969 GT6+S I passed on to be..,

[@JaroPivarci]

Absolutely love that car, great timeless design and power! 👍

[@kpreno]

WOW! The most delicious MG I have ever seen 🤩

[@stevesmith728]

I had a 71 MGB in the late 70's and loved that little car.

[@daviddaw999]

Back in 1994 I converted my MGB GT to V8 power and did a subtle restomod on it. It had about half the power of this car, so this must be really rapid. I want one.

[@howardmckenna]

That interior is magnificent! Absolutely gorgeous! Wow.

[@harryballzack]

Modern 911’s are huge! They are the size of most small SUV! Wish Porsche would make a smaller (think 70’s era) 911. Could be a throwback using the name 912. Just put a 4 cylinder in it. Bet it would sell like crazy.

[@markallen2984]

Probably so, but Porsche doesn't sell cars they sell prestige

[@JeffDeWitt]

The Boxter is much more reasonable size.

[@rickfromthecape3135]

I had a red '67 MGBGT that was one of my favorite cars ever to just take out and drive. You really were one with the road. This car looks awesome. The only change I would make is bring back the wire wheels with the knock off center hub!

[@Greg-io1ip]

It definitely only needs the wires to look completely classic. The steel wheels on it actually make it seem a bit plain, especially in that dark bronze. The wire wheels would make it pop.

[@The_sinner_Jim_Whitney]

I can see from the amount of dip and roll that that thing would be an AWESOME country/mountain road driver. Race cars are great, and I love driving a track-ready machine on one of those roads on a particularly nice Sunday afternoon, but I don't want to drive it anywhere normally. That beauty looks like I could drive it to work every day if I really wanted to.

[@beaudwayful]

Gorgeous! I want one so badly!

[@I-Libertine]

gorgeous.

[@MarkFries-o7n]

That is one good looking car! Sounds great as well!!!

[@DM-wp9vq]

Stunning! If I win the lottery, I'll be visiting you guys for sure!

[@rogerphillips1679]

Beautiful week for driving my 1970 MGB here in upstate New York!

[@bennyboogenheimer4553]

WOW! Uncle Jay just called Tim a Craftsman. How do you get your head thru the door, after that? That's what? Maybe 5 to 7 people since I've been watching this show? Very well earned of course.

[@fepatton]

Perfect resto-mod. MGs rock!

[@turdfergusson123abc]

Great episode. That interior! Wow! That engine! Wow! Pristine.

[@timothyknight2236]

Love to see Frontline do a restomod TR6!!

[@thinman8621]

My regard for MG's just went up. Great car! Jay Leno lives the life.

[@markwybierala4936]

Wonderful and so well executed.

[@TeamCGS2005]

Jay demonstrating his vast knowledge of British cars. Amazing.

[@jameskorner6611]

What a cool restomod of one of my most favorite cars ❤

[@petyrkowalski9887]

Gorgeous car and I dont live too far from Frontline in the UK and I met them at the London Motorshow. Incredbile workmanship.

[@oliverbaroni9464]

Woah I love how it looks mean and nasty there in the California sun. Definitely looks like a machine which can deliver the business. Nice one, Tim!

[@steveshoemaker6347]

What an awesome MGB GT......Thanks guy's...🇺🇸

[@danburby7936]

Jay is the only person who went from stand up to talk show host to a machanic

[@jamesengland7461]

And finally found his true calling ❤

[@michaeljcurry]

To be fair, he's always been doing this, even if on a MUCH smaller scale.

[@saikrishnathiwakarrk]

Lovely restomod

[@VanWinger]

I didn't know I needed to rewatch 'Quigley Down Under' until today. Thanks Jay.

[@momnc4721]

Thank you, Mr. Leno for another amazing car review🙏🏽

[@urbanstrencan]

Resto mod done right, really love the work they do❤. Jay you should get one

[@BMW7series251]

I'm a Brit and that is one beautiful car.

[@serzok1]

Beautiful car and sound ❤

[@ClassicChrome86]

These were great little sports cars. Thanks for sharing!

[@BullittHilts]

LOVE to see this! Hadn’t heard of frontline but will definitely be checking them out some more.

[@BamaPhill]

Love everything about this car. Great color, beautiful interior, very tasteful restomod. I would have loved for Jay to put this on the lift to get a view of the chassis, specifically the rear suspension setup. Thanks Jay!

[@hoffmannhomes5233]

What a great car! What color did you order Jay?

[@rwburdett]

Classic car. Classic content. Spot on.

[@mementomori4972]

"What's this?"..."an air intake". Made me seriously worried...

[@stevansaunders18]

Absolutely stunning and amazing fit and finish! Love the smooth clean lines and paint color. It must be an absolute blast to drive

[@mauricesiermachesky4900]

Perfect blend of streetable hp with excellent handling all wrapped up in a classic British sports car!

[@donhathaway3234]

Great looking car!

[@MTrades24s]

Find the good in anything. That's jays motto.

[@kelstra1997]

Wonderful car brought up to date after50 years. Being critical I would prefer it with bumpers front and rear and chrome wires or perhaps minilites. No doubt that can be arranged.

[@undergroundhousesounds]

Thanks again Jay❤️ now this I like, what a beautiful design/shape

[@mitchkelleher7972]

Wow, they do great work! I know some people will think, "Ah, all that money spent and it's just an MG!" and I'm not a particularly big fan of them myself (though this one is awesome), but I'd bet most of us have that one car, maybe something that's not very celebrated nor uncommon that most people would walk on by that we love because it fits us perfectly, talks to us, is tied to great memories, whatever, and you want it to be the best it can be and that's when something like this makes perfect sense. I wish I had that kind of money to spend on my old '90 Subaru Legacy wagon and someone who'd do that level of work and I wouldn't think twice about what other "better" vehicle I could have spent that on instead and I'd do it even if it meant I couldn't afford any other car.

[@ekenomic]

Amazing! One of my favorite cars done perfectly. I need one

[@davehalupowski4194]

Thanks Jay that brought back memories of my MGB GT.

[@frankpickrell]

It’s the one car that I’ve always wanted. Love it

[@FrederickRH1]

Like that cockpit! Well done Sirs. Thank you for sharing this.

[@twindigo]

Some of these Restomod companies go above and beyond as is the case here. Stunning little MGB

[@scottroberts7463]

Wish they could have used Richard Thompson's song MGB-GT as they test drove it. If you have not heard it give it a try.