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English - the MG B GT in a historical test

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Created on August 1, 1971

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Peter Karner

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MG B GT (1967) - was often presented with ladies

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MG B GT (1965) - in popular airport scenery

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MG B GT (1965) - a two-seater for the best moments

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MG B GT (1965) - the practical hatchback with hatch was often placed in the center

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MG B GT (1965) - sports car with compact dimensions

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MG B GT (1965) - with practical tailgate

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MG B GT (1967) - disassembled into two halves for an in-depth look - 43rd IAA in Frankfurt

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MG B GT (1966) - Paddy Hopkirk at the wheel

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MG B GT (1966) - smoking a Gauloise during the break

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MG B GT (1966) - available with wire wheels or normal rims

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MG B GT (1967) - often shown with CH license plates

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MG B GT (1967) - Advertising shot from Switzerland

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MG B GT (1968) - also practical on the golf course, thanks to the large tailgate

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MG B GT (1968) - the sports car also seems to appeal to horses, the B GT had 95 of them under the hood

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MG B GT (1968) - the passenger door is gallantly opened here

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MG B GT (1974) - View of the interior

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MG B GT (1972) - in terms of driving performance, the coupé lags behind the open-top version

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MG B GT (1974) - a small E-Type but much slower with the four-cylinder engine

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MG B GT (1972) - the coupé designed by Pininfarina looks elegant

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MG B GT (1973) - the coupé had more space and was therefore more practical

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MG B GT (1972) - was often shown with young couples

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MG B GT (1973) - the Coupé was discontinued before the Cabriolet

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MG B GT (1973) - a trend was created with the opening tailgate - practical not only for dog owners

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MG B GT (1974) - enough space for a golf bag here too

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Summary

As early as 1965, MG presented the Coupé GT, a practical two-seater with a large tailgate. The Österreichische Auto Revue took a look at the sports car in 1971 and gave it a healthy maturity and was pleased with the overdrive. This article reproduces the original wording of the test at the time. The report is illustrated with many archive photos and five sales brochures from the time.

This article contains the following chapters

The conversion
Cozy interior
Robust drive
Funny overdrive
Silent bumps
The MG B GT compared with the competition

Estimated reading time: 5min

Preview (beginning of the article)

English sports cars are a chapter of their own. They are usually identified with comfortable, tough vehicles with an imposing background noise, once designed for the man with a sports cap and pipe. They have a certain dusty image attached to them that is no longer particularly popular today. The MGB GT occupies an exceptional position here. The MGB GT is a mature, polished model of an era that is dying. One of the last to try to keep up with technical developments on an old basis. Most of these English sports cars were fitted with a "rag roof", which had the immense disadvantage that you were never unaware of the prevailing weather conditions. Now, however, the advantages of a coupé shape were also recognized on the British Isles.

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