MGB/MGC
The cars : MGB development history
The MGB is probably the world’s best-loved classic car – and if you’re looking for a weekend toy, you’ve probably already considered one. However, we take a contemporary view of the legendary sports car, and trace it’s long history, and how it slipped out of view in 1980. B is for Bestseller o this day, [...]
July 21, 2011
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The cars : MGC
The replacement for the Austin-Healey 3000 never took off, thanks in part to a poor press launch, says Keith Adams. First published in The Independent, 4 July 2006. Classic boo-boo BRITAIN in the 1960s was a brilliant place for a single guy with money in his pocket and a hankering for something sporty to park [...]
July 28, 2011
· Keith Adams · 4 Comments
The cars : MG RV8
WORK on a new MG sports car was a running theme within Austin Rover and the Rover from 1984 onwards. The success of the MG “M” models had kept the flame of the Octagon alive, but what people wanted – and what market researchers repeatedly told the company was that the public wanted – was [...]
October 2, 2011
· Keith Adams · One Comment
Blog : To MGB or not to MGB – that is the question!
Mike Humble Ever said those fatal words “yeah, I can do that, no problem” and wished you hadn’t? It’s something we all say, all get burnt with and never ever seem to learn from. A very good friend of mine, who also supplied me with Project Partridge – aka the 800 Vitesse coupé, is a real Brit car [...]
April 12, 2013
· Mike Humble · 11 Comments
Events : MGB50 at Blenheim Palace
Mike Humble (still drying out!) Well, as we all know, the MGB celebrates its 50th Anniversary this year. MG Live! kicked off the celebrations at Silverstone, but MGB50 at Blenheim was the biggie and just for that model alone. Sadly, rain fell on the parade and I was almost inclined to turn back on the M40 [...]
October 1, 2012
· Mike Humble · 4 Comments
Buy parts with AROnline and Rimmer Bros
KEITH ADAMS Rimmer Bros sponsored AROnline‘s Polish SD1 restoration… Buying parts for your Jaguar, Rover, Lands Rover, Triumph or MG has never been easier through AROnline… HERE at AROnline, we receive a large numbers of emails from people all over the world looking for parts for their cars MGs, Rovers, Landies and all manner of [...]
August 20, 2012
· Keith Adams · 3 Comments
Essays: The MGB – The ultimate starter classic sports car?
Even though it’s celebrating a half-century, the MGB is still a common sight if you look hard enough. Syd Enever’s answer to affordable sports car motoring sold in colossal numbers with well over 500.000 units trundling out of the South Oxfordshire plant in Abingdon before the sad and well-publicised factory shutdown in 1980. The smaller [...]
August 11, 2012
· Mike Humble · 23 Comments
News : ‘New’ MGB to be unveiled next month
Classics Monthly magazine has secured the world-exclusive first look at the limited edition MGB LE50, in association with Frontline Developments. Unveiling the car to the world on its stand at November’s NEC Classic Motor show, the first pictures of the body shell are revealed in the November issue on sale this week. Frontline Developments is [...]
October 19, 2011
· Keith Adams · 49 Comments
For sale : One off Aston Martin-MGB prototype
Keith Adams The one-off MGB Aston Martin prototype from 1979 has gone on sale with Nutley Sports & Prestige Centre Ltd in East Sussex. The subtlely revised sports car was produced by Aston Martin to show BL boss Michael Edwardes that the company’s future ideas for MG – and rescue of Abingdon – could be [...]
September 7, 2011
· Keith Adams · 24 Comments
Engines : C-Series
The C-Series engine was the shortest lived out of the triumvirate of BMC engines, and has since gained infamy for being the motive power behind of the MGC and Austin 3-Litre. Sadly, it’s been underrated ever since – unless you’re a Healey owner. Words: Tony Cooke Unloved, but not unworthy THE C-Series engine was the [...]
August 26, 2011
· Keith Adams · 13 Comments
Tested : MGC vs Triumph TR6
IF you were asked to describe the archetypal classic British car, it would have to be a convertible, have two seats and a lumping great engine upfront. First published in Classic Car Weekly in March 2006, RICHARD GUNN pitted two of the UK’s most famous sporting convertibles to fit straight into that mould, and came [...]
July 25, 2011
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Tested : MG RV8 vs TVR Griffith
The Rover V8 engine is a magnificent creation – and one that’s found its way under all manner of sports cars. Here, we’re pitting two similarly powered sporting roadsters, the new-boy from Blackpool with sexy curves to die for, and the Abingdon bruiser that puts tradition above progression… Words: Keith Adams Pictures: Alisdair Cusick Same [...]
July 25, 2011
· Keith Adams · 10 Comments
Sports car projects : Aston MGB
The Aston MGB The 10th September 1979 became known as “Black Monday” among MG enthusiasts around the world, because it was the date that BL finally went public with their plans to shut the Abingdon factory, after fifty successful years of sports car production. Shockwaves reverberated around the industry, and it did not take long [...]
June 25, 2011
· Keith Adams · 6 Comments
Sports car projects : ADO76
When MG met Michelotti Until recently, AROnline listed the ADO76 project as a rubber-bumpered version of the MGB, but in essence there was much more to it than that… Moves were afoot in both Abingdon and Pressed Steel-Fisher (PSF) in Cowley to produce something with a clear 1970s style for the upcoming decade… sadly, it [...]
June 25, 2011
· Keith Adams · 2 Comments
Sports car projects : ADO21
MGF 20 years early The ADO21 came about following the formation of BLMC in 1968. The reasoning was clear: the EX234 had been consigned to history, and the MG range was rapidly ageing. Of course, there was also the small matter of where MG would fit in the new empire given that Triumph was now [...]
June 25, 2011
· Keith Adams · 3 Comments
Sports car projects : MG EX234
MG Spider The EX234 project was instigated in early 1964 when the Abingdon engineering team’s thoughts turned to the issue of revising the MGB in order to give it a degree of chassis civility. The story behind the car was simple really; there was a palpable level of disappointment with the MGB, not so much [...]
June 25, 2011
· Keith Adams · One Comment
Car of the month : October 2008
We love to hear from AROnline’s international readers, so here’s one we couldn’t resist posting for Car of The Month. Not just because it’s an MGB in the USA, but because of it’s cost, condition and all round usability. This particular car, an MGB Roadster in what looks like Sandglow is owned by Tim Hansen, [...]
October 1, 2008
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Car of the month : July 2004
When he’s not playing cricket (or football), or fielding enquiries from London Underground’s beleaguered customers, Adam Hills can be seen batting about London and the Home Counties in his sexy black MGB roadster – a refreshing change from the usual array of tackily-modified Fiestas, Corsas and Clios more typically driven by lads in their late [...]
July 1, 2004
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Archive : Rover’s new pair launched
October 20, 1992
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Archive : The last MGB is produced today at Abingdon
The last MGB is produced today at Abingdon
October 23, 1980
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