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Re: [Mgs] U.S. Spec MGB GT V8

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Subject: Re: [Mgs] U.S. Spec MGB GT V8
From: "gordies garage" <mg_garage@comcast.net>
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2009 18:45:37 -0400
Have a Brit in our car club (Michigan) who bought a BGT V8 new and then had 
it shipped here when he moved.
Nice car.

Gordie
'62 MGA
'67 BGT


> Hi Larry,
> A B GT V8 would be my dream car- especially if it's all factory correct. 
> I saw one at the Bromley Pageant of Motoring in the UK several years ago 
> and have seen them in books and magazines.  Also, there was a guy in these 
> parts (Sacramento I think) who has a condition 1 restored factory B GT V8 
> at the Dixon British car show, but he didin't convert it to LHD, which I 
> think was not wise if he has any plans to drive it here in the US (unless 
> he is a postal deliveryman).
> I had a TR8, and now that I don't, I realize I should have kept it as the 
> aluminum 215 makes a small car into a rocket.  TR8s are quite pleasant to 
> drive, even though the styling is a bit strange.
> Are there any cars for sale at John's shop?  I would like to find a nice 
> old steel dash MGB roadster.
> Don Scott
> 2001 Miata SE BRG (thinks it's an MG)
> 1973 MGB GT (for sale)
> 1962 MGA
>
>
> At 08:16 AM 08/14/2009, Larry Daniels wrote:
>>Yesterday I had the opportunity to stop at University Motors.  As John 
>>Twist
>>was showing me around, he pointed out a U.S. spec MGB GT V8.  Honest!  A 
>>1973
>>model with LHD, etc.
>>
>>He related that BL sent 8 of them over to the U.S. distributor to see if 
>>they
>>wanted to sell them.  The distributor was also handling Jags and TRs - 
>>both
>>considered to be upmarket from MG - and thought the MGB V8 would upset the
>>pecking order and hurt Jag sales.  They declined and sent 7 of the 8 back 
>>to
>>Jolly Old.  This one remained here.  It is owned by a guy in Ohio.
>>
>>By the way, John has lots and lots of used parts he needs to clear out, if 
>>you
>>need anything.  Mostly MGB and Spridget stuff.
>>
>>Larry
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