Hi Mike:
As the owner of a '70 MGB I agree completely. The engine is desmogged and
has the aluminum valve cover with chrome MG badged pancake airfilters on
the SUs. The car has a '73 dash with '70 door panels, '73 arm rests and
seats with headrests. I loathe roll bars as I still believe that T-tops,
fixed windows and roll bars don't belong on a roadster or convertible and
safety bedamned. I have the later top with proper convertible action,
color coded airdam, and wire wheels with winged knockoffs. It also has
fender mirrors, overdrive and is painted Ford Competition Red which is very
Italian. I like the Autumn Leaf but mine is black. Great minds think
almost alike.
John McEwen
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> From: MLishego <MLishego@aol.com>
> Date: Sat, 13 Dec 1997 15:30:21 EST
> Subject: Re: What's the best.
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>My dream MGB would have to be a '70 when they had the bitchin' recessed grille
>and the split rear bumpers. (Unless they had the split bumpers in '71!)
>Color would have to be the bright orange or bright yellow. No primrose, but I
>don't think the bright yellow was an option until later cars. Early-style
>metal dash. '77-'80 seats seem to be the most comfortable. Autumn leaf
>interior, with carpets. Fender mirrors, not door. Overdrive, and 72-spoke
>chrome wire wheels, without a doubt. Winged, not octagon knockoffs. Lucas
>foglamps. Front airdam color keyed to match the paint. '79 lucas electronic
>ignition. Early-style heads and no emissions. Front sway bar, with V-8
>bushings. Plastic or fibreglass gas tank. Fibreglass fenders and hood, but
>not sebring-style. Roll bar a must, with retactable seat belts. Union Jack
>carefully sprayed on the boot. Matching door, boot and glovebox locks.
>Later-style folding top frame with matching autumn leaf top, tonneau, and rail
>cover. Am I forgetting anything?
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