Top 10 Famous MGB Owners

[@julianthornton9076]

I have a 70 B roadster, it was owned by one of the members of the band Oasis, not sure which one but I don`t let it spoil the enjoyment of a true classic! love the channel .

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment - much appreciated! I didn't know an Oasis band member had an MGB - every day's a school day :-)

[@madalynmcgoun8066]

Loved this video. Thanks for sharing. Love my red 77 Midget, and an MGB may be in my future. Beautiful little sports cars.

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for you comment. Glad you enjoyed the video and that you may be joining the happy band of MGB owners :-)

[@MrJohnLBaird]

Had four MGB GTs during my driving career, used to be my daily driver until ten years ago when arthritis began to take its toll. Also had an MBG roadster early on and a 1500 MG Midget. A truly entertaining car to own, drive and maintain despite its rudimentary underpinnings. So miss that exhaust note and chrome-dialed metal dash!

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment! 5 MGBs - that's quite a record :-)

[@jeffhildreth9244]

The MGB exhaust note is distinctive, no matter the maker whether stock or aftermarket. 5 Bs.. I have some catching up to do.

[@andrewbird57]

I had 3 MGBs and one MGBGT. I also had a Triumph TR4 and a Sunbeam Alpine.

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment :-)

[@MGB-learning]

Living in California USA I've been blessed with a plethora of rust free MGBs. I presently own 6 MGBs, (68, 71, 79, 80, 79 and 80 USA Limited Editions) 5 are fully restored. The 80 limited edition my most recent purchase is in line for restoration next year, Lord willing.

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment - excellent 6 MGBs! I guess the only difficult thing is deciding which one to drive!

[@7CharlesV]

@@MGB-learning You're killing me!! The closest I ever got to owning a bonefide British sports car was when I was 16. Saw a 1959 Bugeye Sprite for sale in some guy's yard, with a 1962 Midget engine. Primer gray. The young fellow indulged me, bless him, by giving me a ride in it. He wanted $150 for it, I only had $50 to my name. Living in NJ and worked on my dad's farm, so it's not like I got paid any real money. Like maybe 50 cents a room in the chicken house to shovel out the chicken manure after the chickens had been sold. Like 4 inches of dried, caked chicken s**t, till you broke the crust and the "fresh" stuff was revealed. Never had sinus blockages, though! How did I get on this savory subject? Sorry about that! So, let me know if you're of the mind to sell the '68 or '71! Maybe I could fly out to California and drive it home? Now *that* would be an adventure! You likely are already aware of it, but the great automotive journalist Peter Egan, of Road & Track, back in March or April 1993 I think, wrote an article entitled, "B-ing There". The coolest article of his first-hand account of buying and restoring a 1973 MGB. And he and his friend Chris Bebee driving it on a lovely fall day from Wisconsin to a race called Road Atlanta. And back again. No issues, no breakdowns, no drama. It's a very good read!

[@plap.]

Love the content. Brings back my youth, riding in my dad's old 64 B roadster. It was British racing green with knock off wires, had no top, just the tonneau cover. The exhaust ripped off every weekend and got fixed during the week for the next weekend, a viscous circle. Also the door latches weren't that great so the doors would pop open on occasion, one time took me with it going 45mph around a corner. I rolled across the street into a dirt road, not even a scratch. I was three and remember it like yesterday. Some how I am still fond of these cars and those memories

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment - lovely memories... my Dad was a car nut too :-)

[@nativetxn1]

I bought a new 1971 MGB In Houston, Texas, USA, and had it for 24 years. During that time I had over 248,000 miles (399,000 kilometers) on it. Like many other MGB owners I regret to this day having to sell it. I loved every day I had it.

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment - we get loads of comments about people regretting selling their MGB... you could always get another :-)

[@barryhawgood6581]

In about 1966 I was Driving for James Whitson & Co, we made the fiber glass hardtops for Classic Motors in Golders Green. They would fit the two window in the roof and all the other trim work. There I met Liz Frazer from the Carry on films. She was having a hardtop fitted to her red MGB. I never mentioned her being an actress, we just talked about cars. She was a very pleasant lady.

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment! I'm expecting lots of stories of other famous owners, so might end up doing a follow up :-)

[@energyasylum997]

Greetings, from Los Angeles USA! Back in 2002 and at the age of twenty-one, I bought myself a 1972 MGB Roadster with British Racing Green paint and beige interior!! I added a nice stereo system and performance exhaust, and loved to gun that little Roadster!! Yep, im a fan

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for this comment too - glad you like the channel!

[@anthonyguida4727]

Have only owned 1 MG. Gave it to myself when I graduated Med school in !978, although the car was the last '77 the dealer had. Same as the '78, but the color was Tahti blue only available in '77, and it was over $500 less than the '78. Reggie, as I call him, is still with me, being retired on Kauai. 45+yrs, and he still is a head turner.

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment - great story!

[@mgmgf1996]

what a fantastic list The MGC at the end look brand new

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment - some lovely cars there! We've also done a follow-up - "Another 10 Famous MGB Owners" - kzbin.info/www/bejne/gXubZYFvj7d4hJY

[@7CharlesV]

Singer and musician Richard Thompson had a great little song, "MGB-GT". Presumably he also actually owned one, as he wrote, "Oh, my MGB-GT she's a runner now..." while also comparing her to an Alpine, an Austin-Healey 3000, and perhaps a couple others. Very cool song; absolutely puts one in the mood to buy one! No doubt it would have been unseemly for him to be extolling the virtues of a Mazda Miata MX-5!

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment - yep, heard the song! For those that haven't here's the link - kzbin.info/www/bejne/fmi3opWaatidjas

[@tenorman57]

I used to work as a Royal Mail driver. One day I was sitting at traffic lights in Acton Vale West London. The Dodge Van I was driving had sliding doors. It was a hot day so both doors open held back with the seat belts lol ( pre seat belt law) I was sitting there singing away when I heard someone say, Sing up. I turned to my left and there was Valerie Singleton, beaming a smile at me from her MGB Roadster top down. this was about 1978/79 so I guess yes she did get to keep the car

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment! Pity camera phones didn't exist in those days :-)

[@kaimana815]

Fun video and it's great to see the new content coming from your channel! Want to call out a few misses though (which probably hold more weight for those of us in North America): -Steve Prefontaine (this is a HUGE miss - 'Pre' was the the James Dean of the running world, helped inspire the 1970's running boom, the first athlete sponsored by Nike ever, American Record Holder in many distance events) owned a 1973 MGB which he unfortunately died in in 1975. -Leonard Cohen (writer of "Hallelujah", famous Canadian poet, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member) owned an MGB GT -Linda Ronstadt (one of the most commercially successful musicians of all time) owned an MGB GT -Jaden Smith (son of actor Will Smith) owns an MGB and the only reason I mention him is because he had a pretty neat psychedelic wrap job done to it.

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment. All fair points and I’ll do my best to include all of them in the follow up 😀

[@jeffhildreth9244]

Charles and I had one thing in common.. I, too, owned a 1969 MGC-GT in Mineral Blue ..Bought it in 1970 While working for BMC of Monterey Calif. Automatic Transmission, chrome wires, Webasto Sunroof. Unlike Charles, I paid for mine. I miss the car. Also while at BMC Monterey, I worked on Joan Baez's E-Type and also her father's grey MGB GT. I also worked on Clint Eastwood's Mini Cooper S.

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment! So many people regret selling their MGB/C - I didn't know Clint Eastwood had a Mini Cooper :-)

[@jeffhildreth9244]

@@ClassicMGB This was in the late 60s. Aside from regular maintenance I did other work on the car. He was very tall. He needed to have a longer slide for the driver's seat. I took two rail sets and made one of the two so he could slide all the way back. His Cooper was white with a black top. He also had a 100-6 and possibly an early 3000.

[@rogerwatt3154]

I had an auto mineral blue CGT too . . . it was a 1968, I bought it in 1975 but only kept it for six months as it was so awful to drive, thirsty and my then wife refused to drive it as the steering was so heavy . . . unlike the wonderful BGT V8 I owned from 1977 to 1980 which I really do miss.

[@jeffhildreth9244]

@@rogerwatt3154 To each his own. I loved mine and learned to drive it.. very unlike my Bs and my MGAs and my SD1 and my Fairthorpe Electron Climax and many other of my cars. My wife loved the car and had no trouble driving it. Different strokes for different folks. There is a reason why the MGCs self for double, and more, the price of an MGB.

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment - I'd love a V8 - saw a couple of lovely ones today - watch out for the video!

[@rustybearden1800]

I learned to drive a stick shift on my high school buddy's Mom's 1972 purple MGB roadster - pristine and lovingly maintained by her gearhead husband who loved all things British Leyland. What a beautiful car, lovely custom exhaust note, Weber carbs and a mild racing cam. Thus began my love affair with open topped British roadsters leading me to purchase a brand new, 1980 Triumph TR8 convertible fully optioned in Aztec Gold. To this day, MGBs still turn my head in traffic and bring back nostalgic memories of sunny summer days as a teenager.

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment! Its amazing how much love people have for MGBs!

[@lodidave]

I'm sharing the wild ride with my first car: the '71 MGB, a.k.a. the "Crapmobile of Glory"! While serving time in the Navy from 80-83 in Hawaii.🎉 It was a real piece of crap! Electric issues, a diva carburetor-you name it, it had it! But I still loved that junker! 😂 Darkness struck when the headlights randomly went out. The carburetor flooded the engine like a temperamental diva. Unpredictable, to say the least! 🌊💥 But I missed that troublemaker! It taught me patience, resilience, the metric system, and the art of DIY repairs (duct tape and prayers included). 🙏🔧So, embrace breakdowns and enjoy the ride! Remember, the worst cars create the best memories. 😁✨

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment! Its probably the reason I prefer driving my 1973 MGB-GT rather than my modern Volvo V60!

[@frankhoward7645]

If you experienced frustration with mechanical issues, chances are you were using the wrong wrenches as MGBs didn't employ the metric system. They used the English (S.A.E.) system.

[@lodidave]

@@frankhoward7645 While I had my MGB, I was stationed in Hawaii aboard a tender, which served as a floating garage for ships, ensuring that tools were never a problem. Fortunately, I had several sailor buddies who were skilled mechanics, making things even easier. Moreover, the Navy provided a complimentary garage space that was fully equipped with everything a person could desire.

[@frankhoward7645]

@@lodidave "...the Navy provided a complimentary garage space that was fully equipped with everything a person could desire." which included S.A.E. tools which worked on the S.A.E. nuts and bolts found on every MGB. Not metric.

[@jeffdayman8183]

The electrical issues and diva carburetors get magnified by about 42 X when the temp is -20 F here in Canada in winter! 😀

[@robertbrill311]

I had a 65 MGB in the 1980 and it was great! It proved to be great transportation in the winter and summer in Boulder CO, USA. I'd love another!

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment! So many people regret selling their MGB...

[@ranter7100]

I had a 64 roadster in the late 1970's ended upside down in a main water race mostly underwater in the middle of winter stuck under it.. Ripped everything off that stick up above the body accept our heads very very fortunate not to kill my sister and myself. Was picking glass out of my head for years after that. Always wanted another but life got in the way.

[@johnaston3983]

I love the way another MGB is parked behind George Best's car in the photo. My first name that came to mind was Bill Wyman. Thanks

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment!

[@MGMan-ce7sf]

Fabulous video on a fabulous car. I alway knew I like Sharon Stone for more than 'that scene"! 😁

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment - always appreciated!

[@roygardiner2229]

Thanks! That was really interesting.

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment -= really appreciated! :-)

[@yorkiegilly4355]

Being a petrolhead from a young age and then a mechanic of long standing I have always liked M.G.s and had a couple years ago and a couple of Magnettes , a number of Metro M.G. Turbo"s and a 50s beauty as a teenager ,but being over 6 ft tall it was always going to be a struggle ?. Having owned my own Garage & still do a little renovating in my 70s I have owned most model cars & motorcycles over the years . Recently I have been running a ex hill climb Triumph TR 7 ,which was a utter surprise how good it was ,as my last one which was a very tidy late model but broke down at every opportunity . I fancied a change so bought a White 1975 G.T. hardtop off an old fella in London ,as it was his pride and joy the car is almost mint with tons of old paperwork , it is certainly put together better than the Tr 7 and the motor is more noisy & it"s slightly easier to enter and the sunroof dont leak ,but I found the Triumph easier to drive .I own other classic cars but am looking forward to using the M.G. now I am firmly in my third childhood [my lads ,say ] . Now back in the fold - so to speak ,I will subscribe ,happy motoring and good video ! .

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment - good luck with your GT - if you're anything like me, you'll love it! Thanks for subscribing :-)

[@jackklinger2112]

Thank you I'm on my 5th mgb. Love the car but the Lucas electrics I'm not a fan. I'm running a 1976 mgb now. It's a keeper !!!!

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment - glad to hear its a keeper! :-)

[@BillLaws-l2c]

Thanks for an interesting channel. Ive seen a still picture of HM Queen Elizabeth II sitting in front of an MGB roadster with several of her beloved corgis - may have been a 70/71 year model - but she may not have owned the car.

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment! Watch this space - I'm working on an MGB A-Z and guess what Q stands for :-)

[@brendanoneill4069]

Terry Waite owned an MG B , this car was restored by mgoc after his release as a hostage. Though not as rich he was famous as an envoy

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment. Good point - another one for a follow-up video :-)

[@johnaston3983]

I remember the joke going around school at the time regarding Terry Waite being on Mastermind, Specialist Subject foreign radiators 1979/1984. This was due to him being handcuffed to a radiator for long periods of time.

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment - probably not in the best taste, but I guess as he's safely back...

[@glensargent5123]

Interesting difference on the two mineral blue MGCs on the then PoW ..the registration...I had like many .. a number of Bs & 4As ...dificult choice ..thanks for the video .

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment - really apprciated!

[@MrTimeXTime]

My father, on hearing of his transfer to Santa Monica, bought a 1970(?)MGB-GT in BRG to drive the canyons to work. Quite the Sporting Gentleman

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment! I reckon California is pretty much the perfect place for the MGB - I once did the Pacific Highway from LA to San Francisco - sadly not in an MGB though!

[@malcolmlindley4465]

Twice in the commentary, I think pics of suffix E reg cars were described as 1965 models, but E Was issued between Jan and July 1967.

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for the comment - several people have pointed this out - my mistake...

[@andrewbuckley2892]

Hi Great Vid .... you missed Jim Morisson , MGB GT.

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment! Another one for the follow up :-)

[@andrewbuckley2892]

Hi ... I should do my research. It was a friends car he was photographed in . But I give you Steve Prefontaine all American superstar runner of the early 70's. Unfortunately died when his MGB flipped on him in 1975.Cheers !@@ClassicMGB

[@Majorrogerragland48]

I had a 1969 MGB in BRG. Bought it new a Wayne Jones Motors in Miami. Later, I was involved with the Gold Coast Motor Racing Team & Waldren Motors Racing MGB's Which were campaigned at Sebring 12 hour & Daytona 24-hour Races. My own car was tuned, with a 45DCOE Webber Carb and had Minilites. I owned that car ten years, years later I was given a non-running 72 MGB. This one was recipient of a 289 Ford V8. I wish I still had them both.

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment - so many people wish they'd kept their MGB :-)

[@nikamichi]

Richard Thompson - "Oh my MGB-GT she's runner now"

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment! Yep - seen that one :-)

[@lib556]

I was about to make the same comment, but, thought I'd search a bit and see if any one else mentioned Thompson already.

[@gildavis8266]

I owned a red '65 MGB with two tops and overdrive. It was fun to drive but had its problems. For one thing it used two 6-volt batteries (which were located behind the seat) and had a carburetor that required 3 dot brake fluid in order to function properly. Looking back, it was fun to drive when I was a teenager. But had the car developed in the way the Mazda Miata did, I think MG would still be in business.

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment - Couldn't agree more, it was a crime that the MGB wasn't developed. and was killed in favour of the TR7... That said, my MGB-GT has been converted to a modern 12V battery located next to the spare wheel...

[@Lightw81]

I've never heard it called a poor man's Aston Martin. I had a Corgi one when I was a kid.

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment - I've seen it in a few places - I think the GT has a passing resemblance to a DB5 - maybe wishful thing :-)

[@djmallinson]

In 1979, at age 22, I had an M reg (1973/4) factory MGB-GT V8 (one of only 2500-ish made), and dang it, if I didn't sell it to go traveling after a couple of years. Big-time seller's remorse now! I recently looked up the reg, and it's still on the road. I really would like to buy it back. Weirdly, now that I live in Colorado, USA, instead of Essex, UK, my daily driver is a 2018 Jeep Wrangler, much better in snow, and which is as aerodynamic as a house brick yet goes faster from 0-60 and has double the horsepower from a V6 3.6l engine. I guess engine efficiency, transmission, and all the running gear, lubricants, and so on have greatly benefitted from 50 years of Darwinian survival of the fittest automotive evolution.

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment - certainly performance has improved over the years - my 2020 Volvo V60 diesel has similar performance to the MGB-GT V8 and that's before you start looking at electric cars... I hope you get back into the MGB family soon :-)

[@robertwilloughby8050]

Not as famous as some, but if I remember rightly, bassist's bassist Norman Watt-Roy used to own a couple of MGB's. His brother Garth (excellent session singer) owned a few MG V8's.

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment - don't suppose you have a picture? Will need one if I use this for the follow-up...

[@pbgbr]

Richard Ashcroft of The Verve owns an MGB. He drives it around in his music video ‘Surprised by the Joy’

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment - another one for the follow-up possibly!

[@ruckusracing419]

Last I saw Richard Hammond has and is racing the GT he used on Top Gear. Kate Moss has a Midget. I don’t know if he owned one, but the lyrics in Richard Thompson’s MGB-GT suggest more than a casual familiarity.

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment. Richard Hammond's ex-Top Gear car has been featured in his show "Richard Hammond's Workshop" the company is The Smallest Cog Ltd.

[@AlanDickens]

The lyrics are virtually a 'to do list' for any owner, but on his self-released concert album “Live at Crawley 1993,” Thompson introduced the song by saying: "When i was growing up there was a lot of car songs coming in from America, you know, Chuck Berry, and Jan and Dean, and all that sort of stuff. And it was really hard to understand, cause it was all about bits, you know, bits of metal that all have names. And unless you’ve actually taken a car to pieces, it doesn’t mean very much. But you know, you stick it to a jolly rollicking melody and it sounds all right. So this is what we’ve done, we’ve done the reverse-this is our revenge on American music-this is an English car song, and you won’t understand any of it either, unless you’ve restored an MG." And that too would seem to suggest "more than a casual familiarity".

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment!

[@davidobyrne9549]

Interesting list of celeb owners, I never owned a 'B' but I did have a MGC roadster with the 6-cyl engine...wish I still had it.

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment! So many people say the same thing :-)

[@Edwards_second_channel]

Ok I’m getting one now ❤

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment - Go for it! :-)

[@marcop1587]

The MG in the thumbnail looked freaking huge, then I realized it was standing next to Geri Halliwell 😂

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment! I actually laughed out loud!

[@richardmitchell9120]

My first car at 19 was an MGB roadster old English white, £800 cost £850 insurance in those days £100 beautiful motor had another in 1975 dark red and then a black GT in 78 beautiful cars .

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment - couldn't agree more!

[@stuartschnare152]

If I’m not mistaken, former Canadian prime minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau also owned an MGB roadster and drove it to parliament each day in his early political career.

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment! Wow - if you have an image or a link, I'd love to include this in the follow-up video!

[@billbernhard3582]

An especially fun-to-drive, if mechanically old fashioned sports car, from the Brits ! The GT hatchback was a more practical car for the dad & his family, in my case. Unfortunately, we never saw one equipped with a small V8, as some were in UK. Gone from showrooms in the States in 1974, this would have been a blast !

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment - I agree, I'd love a V8 but prices are rising so fast.

[@Lesley-x1f]

What super cars - I purchased a lovely 1978 Vermilion several years ago, a show winner, and loved it so much got another to sit next to it on the driveway, oneI could drive every day.... and later, decided to get a third, so yes, I am now addicted to MGB's but my good lady says 3 is enough.... how wrong she is.

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment - this is excellent - 3 MGBs! Well done sir!

[@AndrewGruffudd]

Judging by the 'plates of both the Sting and the Spice cars, both were registered between January and August 1967. They wouldn't be private number distorting the apparent age because, according to the law, 'plates cannot make a car appear newer x

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment! Fair point.

[@chickenhawk2882]

You can add a famous Canadian to your list of MG owners: the late father of the current prime minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau. His gather, Pierre Eliot Trudeau, owned a '60s or early '70s roadster when he was the Minister of Justice and later Prime Minister of Canada. He later bought a 300SL Mercedes roaster that his son Justin had restored and used as his wedding car. There is no word what became of the MGB his dad had.

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment - I'm planning a follow-up and I knew about this one but can't find a picture of him with an MGB - would be great if you could fine one :-)

[@lib556]

@@ClassicMGB It's a common pic. Also there's a news vid clip of him pulling up in it. I hope it went to a good home and not to his son who is the worst pm we have ever had in Canadian history.

[@stevezodiac491]

You missed me out, I had a 1977 chartreuse MGB Roadster, RVN564R, I sold it decades ago, it is still taxed for the road now according to the GOV tax checker.

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment! Sorry I missed you out - maybe in the follow-up :-)

[@fenderac3049]

As a footnote to the King’s MGC GT, Abingdon prepared two body shells, the first of which got damaged whilst at the works, so the second one had to be hastily prepared. The car has now been passed onto William the Prince of Wales.

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment. There's a bit more about Prince/King Charles MGC in our "10 facts" video - kzbin.info/www/bejne/a4bCm2yNgLdjia8

[@stradivari3683]

Can anyone tell what wheels are on Simon's MG? Are these BBS?

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment. It was done by Frontline Developments in the UK so maybe give them a call/e-mail - frontlinedevelopments.com/contact/

[@martinanderson4721]

BBS on my S Type Split Rims 😮 - in more ways than . . . aaargh

[@jeffdayman8183]

I'll bet Mr Cowell doesn't let the kids bring their chocolate ice cream cones in his! 8^) Cheers.

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment - probably has his chauffeur drive them in the Maybach and if they get ice cream on the seats, just buy a new one :-)

[@jeffdayman8183]

@@ClassicMGB 😀 Sounds likely!

[@thebigpicture-elpanorama]

We call it Soccer in Ireland too it's not just the Americans.

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment! Sorry - I didn't know that - every day's a school day! :-)

[@I_hate_Vegemite]

@@ClassicMGB Ditto for Australia, where football means Australian Rules Football to most.

[@elvislagonda4738]

Whereas, people who can play the game. and we English, call it 'football'.

[@MultiPetercool]

Linda Ronstadt had a GT.

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment - she's already on the list for the follow-up!

[@Mr57blackbeauty]

Valerie Singelton had her MGB into the 80's at least, I had to look at it after some vandals had slashed the roof, and she was a very nice lady to deal with...

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment - that is interesting - don't suppose you have a pic?

[@Mr57blackbeauty]

@@ClassicMGB sorry no, was a slightly interesting story though, she was at some friends dinner party and looking out of the window when she saw them walking towards her car, she said to someone their up to no good and next thing they slashed the roof, I was looking at it for her insurance company, she pass liable for her excess and a percentage of the vat, she asked me to work out the percentage and I said your the one on the money program you should be able to work that out yourself, I'm pretty sure I looked at one with Tony Snowdon as well.

[@Mr57blackbeauty]

Also looked at one just outside Oxford, and the guy proudly told me he had worked on the rust proofing programme on them, I did mutter something along the lines of you could have tried harder

[@ClassicMGB]

I love these anecdotes :-)

[@ClassicMGB]

Ha ha - I actually laughed out loud when I read that one!!!

[@ruckusracing419]

Don Garlits, drag racing’s GOAT, owned a very low mileage, black MGB LE and a classic TF. Both were on display in his museum at one point. Pretty sure he sold the B.

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment. I'll look this up and maybe feature him in a follow-up :-)

[@1mikefrost]

E reg was1967. The shortest running suffix .

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment - yep, my mistake - you're absolutely right!

[@robertsmith9810]

I like the quote KING charles 111 was Given when other`s paid for theirs

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment.

[@peterpaliwoda1527]

Yeah …missed me 😂…MGT GT (teal blue ) ….around 1970 odd …

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment! :-)

[@2cartalkers]

Owned a '63 Midget (my first car) and a '64 B

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment - do you still have an MGB?

[@2cartalkers]

@@ClassicMGB No, sold it a long time ago.

[@ClassicMGB]

Ah shame! Glad you're still following the channel though :-)

[@54mgtf22]

But Charlie wasn’t an MGB owner. He was an MGC owner.

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment - I decided to exercise a little poetic licence as the MGC is close to the MGB :-)

[@5CGQ]

​@@ClassicMGBNo, not really. Might look the same to the great unwashed, but not the real sportscar that the B is.

[@ClassicMGB]

@@5CGQ Fair enough - they do have similarities, but I accept the engine and front suspension are substantially different 🙂

[@keithbelcher8167]

"Well, I never knew that!" Though Margaret Thatcher was seen in film and photos in a harvest gold MGB GT, many have assumed she owned it. The truth, according to her authorised biography, the car was owned by her friend Miss Joan Hall, the formr MP for Keighley, who drove her throughout the 1975 Conservative Party leadership election in February 1975.

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment. I've not read her authorised biography yet - looks like the Iron Lady researchers made some assumptions too!

[@Suprahampton]

Simon Cowel also owns a 'Mini reimagined', customised by David Brown Automotive in the same colour scheme

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment! I wonder if he's sold that as well. After I put the video together, I heard the car cost $150k to build so some might think $68k was a bit of bargain :-)

[@allanhughes7859]

P.S. forgot to say the Triumph GT6 would always run rings round the old M.G. !!!!

[@ClassicMGB]

Fair enough - although the V8 would run rings around the GT6 :-) I'd still rather have an MGB though!

[@allanhughes7859]

yes probably so but neither would go around bends would they L.O.L...@@ClassicMGB

[@oliverbaroni9464]

Frontline is currently building Steve Carrel's MGB.

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment - that's interesting - I'd be interested in the details on that one :-)

[@jeffbranch8072]

BTW - That's Peter Tork (short for Thorkelson), not Peter Talk.

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment. Not sure I understand what you mean though?

[@jeffbranch8072]

@@ClassicMGB , scrolling across the chapters, the chapter titles that pop up - one says "Peter Talk". Not sure how those are generated?

[@ClassicMGB]

Ah that makes sense! KZbin allows automatic chapter points to be added. It picks the text up from the soundtrack - hence the misspelling! Thanks for pointing it out - I've removed the automatic chapters!

[@mgbsandotherstuff2982]

Fun video

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment - always appreciated!

[@steverice7546]

How about Steve Prefontain?

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment - already on the list for the follow-up!

[@TheClive1949]

My first car, my only car, is a 1972 MGBGT - it is in Harvest Gold, looks like the same colour as the one Margaret Thatcher owned ...... umm I'm not too happy about that but I love driving the car.

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment.... glad you liked the car :-)

[@mbrant4973]

Clearly this list is incomplete, as I was nowhere to be found on it!

[@JohnAdcroft]

I have the original bill of sale for my 1973 Roadster, the first owner being a Miss V Wade of Wimbledon, so another famous MGB owner

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment! It looks like I'll be doing a follow-up soon - could you send a few pics of the car and the bill of sale to [e-mail]

[@robertbrown4823]

While by no means famous, I bought a used 1966 MGB roadster in 1986. It turned out to be a 1964, a 1967, and a bit of Canadian Tire Motomaster

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment - As the car has been out of production for over 40 years, I guess many have had lots of modifications including different engines and transmissions.

[@robertbrown4823]

@@ClassicMGB As far as I’m aware, many MGB parts remained interchangeable among the various model years, e.g. body panels, front cross member, brakes, lever shocks, etc. Not sure if bumpers and dashboards had different body mounts. Carbs varied (either they went to Webers or that was an aftermarket thing) and at some point early on they changed from generators to alternators. Lucas wiring was a nightmare, but that’s not news 😉

[@ClassicMGB]

@@robertbrown4823Good points!

[@garytheobald9538]

Charles hawtrey was another famous owner at one time owning three!

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment - don't suppose you have an image of him with his car? Planning a follow-up soon :-)

[@rogerwatt3154]

There was also Terry Waite and Princess Margaret's son David Lindley . . .

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment. Good point - another couple for a follow-up video! Lord Linley actually opened the HQ of the MG Owners Club a while ago as well.... :-)

[@ipanemabeach2266]

You forgot me!!

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment - very sorry :-))

[@regfendick8542]

Steve Martin had a GT.

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment! Do you have a link that I can check this out?

[@japanjack62]

Patricia Hearst had one in 1974. She thought someone had hit it, when the SLA knocked on her apartment door...

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment - could be one for the follow-up! :-)

[@higbeedoug]

If you want nostalgia, find the song written by MAD magazine about an MG sung to the tune of Born Free (I had two MG's). MG, I'll wash you and wax you, Your 4-speed contracts you, Your points, your plugs and your gears............

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment - I'll have a look!

[@pureboxofscartcables]

How did 'Convertible Austin Cambridge' become 'Poor Man's Aston Martin'?

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment. The term was coined by a motoring magazine when the car was launched - one of my references was this MG Car Club article - www.mgcc.co.uk/articles/its-the-mgb-gt/

[@davelinkson1]

Not sure if Joanna Lumley owned an MGB roadster or just drove one in her tv show, and I think Pam Ayres had a roadster..

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment! Watch out for the follow-up :-)

[@RickCrosby]

Sally Fields, Emma Thompson, Linda Ronstadt. . .

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment! Sounds like a follow-up is due!

[@dijpurdy]

Love the channel but the opening music….!

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment - sorry you don't like the opening sting...

[@stevevorpe5735]

Traduire en Francais.Mercie 😊

[@ClassicMGB]

Malheureusement, nous ne parlons pas français, mais si vous utilisez la fonction de traduction automatique de KZbin, cela devrait donner une traduction raisonnable... Unfortunately we don't speak French, but if you use KZbin's automatic translation facility, that should give a reasonable translation...

[@martinanderson4721]

What about my MGC. VKF762H. Racing green with a black hood. Sorry I'm not a famous car owner - yet. M Anderson.

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment - you don't have to be famous to enjoy an MGB! :-)

[@dennisboisvert3143]

My first car was a 1965 MGB I bought it used in 1966 I learned how to drive a manual transmission driving my MGB I started driving in 1966 I never made this mistake but don't put the wrong oil in a su carburetor dampers

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment. There seems to be a lot of different views about SU car oil. Many people say that normal engine is OK, but I've always used the stuff with SU on the bottle - maybe unnecessary but better for my peace of mind!

[@tahustvedt]

I'm a pretty famous MGB owner. After all I have over 2000 subscribers on KZbin.

[@tommot7236]

Sorry to be pedantic but Halliwels car registration was E suffix = 1967 not 1965 (C reg).

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment - you're absolutely right - my mistake! Thanks for pointing it out :-)

[@frankhoward7645]

Interesting that all 3 musicians were bass players.

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment - good point - I hadn't realised that :-)

[@john1959ism]

Had a '77 MGB, I wasn't on the list.

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment - you don't need to be famous to own an MGB :-)

[@jfsebastian7811]

Lesley Manville drives a red MGB in the series Magpie Murders.

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment.

[@kurtmyers1794]

Who's MGB was hit with the Queen of England with her dogs in the background. Her corgi dogs?

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment - it could have been Prince Charles' MGC?

[@kurtmyers1794]

No the mirrors are different and his was blue different mirrors on the wings and the one behind the queen was more Brown Orange

[@betacam235]

Surely Jerry H's car is a 1967 plate? If D is '66.....

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment - you're quite correct - the car was first registered in 1967!

[@garychilds1130]

The last MGB looks like a MGC to me

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment - absolutely right - I tend to exercise a little poetic licence and include MGCs... :-)

[@peterm311]

1965 was not E Reg. It was C

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment - Yes - my mistake - well spotted!

[@giorgiorizzi2004]

Li mie preferite sono le MGB Spider

[@ClassicMGB]

Grazie per il tuo commento! Ci scusiamo per la risposta tradotta da Google :-)

[@phatlaz1974]

You forgot me😢

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment - oh no - I'm so sorry :-)

[@tonysworksMGB]

Considering the owners of a few works MGBs received blank check offers over the years for their cars, i dont think the spice girls MGB is the most expensive haha

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment - it was Christian Horner that reportedly said it, probably as a joke. I'd be surprised if he paid more than the $68,000 that the buyer of Simon Cowells car paid!

[@nomaam9077]

"... Famous MGB Owners" Why am i not in the list ? 🤔😉

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment - are you famous :-))

[@nomaam9077]

Sure, you too! 😉

[@ClassicMGB]

@@nomaam9077 😀

[@douglasgreen437]

Frank Sinatra owned an MGB-GT..

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment - I didn't know that - don't suppose you have a photo of him with the car?

[@garethdavies7326]

Terry Waite?

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment - We're planning a follow-up in the future and he will be included!

[@anthonylau7228]

The Canadian prime minister Pierre Trudeau had a white one that he used to drive it to work.

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment - I had heard this and tried to include him in our follow-up "More Famous Owners - kzbin.info/www/bejne/gXubZYFvj7d4hJY - but couldn't find a photo of him with the car! I'm putting together "Even more famous owners" so if you can find a photo, let me know!

[@roystonvehicles9129]

Yeah, that's a 60s sl merc not an mgb

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment- - the source was an article by Valeria herself so I guess she was mistaken! Good spot though :-)

[@roystonvehicles9129]

@@ClassicMGB thanks bud, 250 sl.

[@Suprahampton]

But His Maj's car warn't an MGB as you just pointed out

[@ClassicMGB]

Thanks for your comment! Absolutely - I know the channel is Classic MGB but I usually include the MGC as its so close... :-)