TJ, the 'convertible' MGB was officially called a 'tourer' by the facvtory. I
always viewed 'roadster' to mean a car with no roll-up windows, like the MGA.
However, most people in the US call the convertible 'roadsters'.... But you
can't go wrong calling it a 'tourer', since that's what the factory called
'em....
"TJ Tryon, Jr." <tjt@insightbb.com> wrote:
OK, from everything I've found on the internet, it appears that MG made both
a Tourer (convertible) and a GT (hard top) models. Is there/was there such
a thing as a roadster model? I've heard people call their convertible MGB a
roadster, but technically, it should be called a tourer?
So, what is the correct terminology, and what is the difference between a
roadster and tourer (not necessarily in MG land).
Reason I am asking, I'm doing website stuff for the local MG shop, and I
want to, for my own knowledge, know what the heck to call one of his
projects I am documenting. Car can be found on his projects page, from
http://www.connellmg.com/ It's the black convertible.
Regards,
TJ
Dan
The Garden State
'76 MGB Tourer - Driver - It's getting better all the time....
'65 MGB Tourer Project - Yep, still is....
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