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jjgerding Silver Member Jay Gerding
Spring Hill, FL, USA   USA
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5th Gear compares a new MG LE50 to it's older brother.


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MGcop Bob Millerbaugh
New Douglas, IL, USA   USA
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1969 MG MGB GT "Gold Finger"
1970 MG MGB GT "Goldfinger"
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Speedy1 John D Gonzales-Lusk
Los Lunas, NM, USA   USA
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Enjoyed that. Thanks for posting.

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dstar dstar Starnik
Cleveland, OH, USA   USA
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Interesting, but $90,000!!! Really?

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vagt6 vagt6 K. Brown
Charlottesville, VA, USA   USA
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1973 MG MGB MkIII
At today's exchange rate of $1.52, that's $94,000. Holy crap. That's crazy money.

I'll take MY MGB, value about $15,000, and spend the rest on a nice, used 911 Porsche.

Now that's a good deal!eye rolling smiley

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Nicecar Gary (ex "Harv") G
Victoria, BC, Canada   CAN
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1980 MG MGB "Red On Red On Red"
I need clarification.

I always thought MGB = roadster, this is a GT.

So is he an idiot, or am I misinformed?

Also would have liked to see him do 160 MPH on those roads - one less braggart.

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dstar dstar Starnik
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1965 MG MGB
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Harv,
They are both MGB's

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Nicecar Gary (ex "Harv") G
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1980 MG MGB "Red On Red On Red"
OK: Learn something new everyday.

But even this Forum is called MGB & GT, implying a difference.

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jjgerding Silver Member Jay Gerding
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Frankly, I have been wondering why it has taken someone so long to do this. Would not mind seeing a comparison of the roadsters, as well. It was nice to have a tester who did not automatically declare that the older car was crap, as a certain someone on a competing program has intimated.

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bobbygee Silver Member bobby galvez
Round Rock, TX, USA   USA
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In reply to # 2906843 by Nicecar I need clarification.

I always thought MGB = roadster, this is a GT.

So is he an idiot, or am I misinformed?

Also would have liked to see him do 160 MPH on those roads - one less braggart.


It is just lacking the specific designation of "GT." Both are MGBs. It isn't misinformed to think that MGB refers to the roadster version, it's easy to do so.

BobbyG

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ohlord Platinum Member Rob C
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1957 Land Rover Series I "EYEYIYI"
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A. Tiiff is no idiot. Check his Cred's
B. If the LE50 were capable of 160mph (it isn't) on any road,he could do it.
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In reply to # 2906843 by Nicecar I need clarification.

I always thought MGB = roadster, this is a GT.

So is he an idiot, or am I misinformed?

Also would have liked to see him do 160 MPH on those roads - one less braggart.


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the omega man phil wilkins
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Tiff Needell certainly no idiot.No car in the UK is allowed to legally go faster than 70 mph so you could say that anyone who pays that money for such a powerfull car that you can never use to the full,must be an idiot.

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ohlord Platinum Member Rob C
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1971 MG MGB "Bedouin 2"    & more
Just because some can do in excess of 70 doesn't mean you have to do in excess of 70. After all the MGB with HC engine could do over the century mark if desired and nobody would consider the owner an idiot.
You can always go to the track.


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DrewM Drew Maddock
74 MGB roadster, Southern California, USA   USA
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It's a specialty car for a few people with money to burn who would just like to have one. I think they're only selling a few. I'll wait till the price drops by about 80% on a used one. And I don't think they can even be imported into the U.S., in any case. Looks pretty impressive, though.

I imagine if you really wanted to, you could take an existing MGB-GT and upgrade it for a few tens of thousands of dollars and get fairly close to the spec on that car.

MGB = roadster
MGB-GT = grand touring or hardtop version of the MGB
They're both MGB's


Drew Maddock, So. Calif. USofA

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kerbau53 Gold Member Geoff Morton
Winter Haven, FL, USA   USA
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1978 MG MGB V8 Conversion "The Wreck"
Actually they can be imported to the USA. Two are here already, I believe. They are titled as pre 1968 cars.

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