Dodd, Kelvin SEZ -
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> In 1976 all the MGBs had to meet tighter restrictions
> requiring catalytic converters and additional testing and the BGT was no
> longer imported.
I don't think emissions had anything to do with the demise of
the BGT. After all, it had to meet the same emissions regs
as the roadster. What really killed it off was that it didn't
meet federal rollover requirements. This was in an era when
there was talk of banning all convertibles for the same reason.
The BGT's roof would not support the weight of the car, so it
was banned in the US.
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