Catégorie : Actu MG Anciennes

n this age of synthetic-laden interiors, bank vault passenger compartments and well dampened road/engine noises, cars such as the MGB are as out of step with the times as dancing the jitterbug at a Coldplay concert. In its day, however, the MGB

viaMGB was all about freedom – Surrey Now.

This radically updated 1963 MGB, known as Megalomania, has a striking resemblance to Lightning McQueen, the red car in the Pixar animated movie series Cars. Nigel Matthews/for the province. Photograph by: Nigel Matthews. Scottsdale, Ariz.

via Speed to burn in U.K.-built MGB – The Province.

MG began offering the GT V8 model in 1973. It was powered by a Rover 3.5-liter V8 and was actually the lightest mass-produced V8 in the world at the time, weighing just 318 lbs. It produced around 137 horsepower and 193 pound-feet of torque. Going from …

via Unique of the Week: MGB GT V8 – CarBuzz – Car News and Reviews.

Toy News

Corgi celebrates the MGB’s 50th anniversary Toy News MG fans can celebrate the MGB’s 50th birthday with a series of 1:43 scale models of the car from Corgi. The first offering is an MGB White Gold 50th Anniversary model. With an RRP of £19.99, the car launches Corgi’s new rubber bumper tooling and ..

viaCorgi celebrates the MGB’s 50th anniversary – Toy News.

The build-up of the new car begins with a bodyshell from British Motor Heritage, the company that grew out of the old BMC-Leyland-MG–Rover empire. The shells are made on the original tooling, but for the LE50, the floor is strengthened using panels ..

via2012 MG LE50 First Drive Modern Take on Legendary MGB Is Big Fun – MotorTrend Magazine.