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Created on May 8, 2018

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Bruno von Rotz

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MGB GT V8 (1974) - the V8 had plenty of room

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MGB GT V8 (1974) - the V8 engine transforms the otherwise well-behaved MG quite a bit

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MGB GT V8 (1974) - you can hear what it's made of

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MGB GT V8 (1974) - weighing around 1100 kg, but with 139 hp certainly more than amply motorized

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MGB GT V8 (1974) - fun to drive without straining

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MGB GT V8 (1974) - on the road with the 200 km/h coupé

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MGB GT V8 (1974) - still a pretty coupé today

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MGB GT V8 (1974) - the power of the eight cylinders is hardly noticeable

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MGB GT V8 (1974) - more or less large rear flap

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MGB GT V8 (1974) - there weren't that many practical sports cars in the sixties, but things got better in the seventies

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MGB GT V8 (1974) - visually hardly distinguishable from the four-cylinder model

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MGB GT V8 (1974) - was gladly ordered in white

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MGB GT V8 (1974) - Front view

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MGB GT V8 (1974) - Rear view

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MGB GT V8 (1974) - wide-opening tailgate

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MGB GT V8 (1974) - ready to jump

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MGC GT (1969) - together with the later successor MGB GT V8 - they both had the practical tailgate

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MGB GT V8 (1974) - three times MG with three different engines, the fastest is the white one at the back

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MGB GT V8 (1974) - three engine variants, on the right the four-cylinder, on the left the six-cylinder in the MGC and at the rear the V8 in the MGB GT V8

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MGB GT V8 (1974) - eight cylinders in V-shape

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MGB GT V8 (1974) - where it says MG on it, it doesn't necessarily have to be MG in it, the engine came from Rover, or rather Buick

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MGB GT V8 (1974) - Chassis number

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MGB GT V8 (1974) - Commission number

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MGB GT V8 (1974) - the flap is held open with springs

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MGB GT V8 (1974) - the rear seat can be folded down

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MGB GT V8 (1974) - classic MG cockpit

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MGB GT V8 (1974) - you can also drive open like this, with the folding sunroof

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MGB GT V8 (1974) - exclusively right-hand drive built by the factory

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MGB GT V8 (1974) - Upholstery

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MGB GT V8 (1974) - red zone from just over 5000 rpm

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MGB GT V8 (1974) - only the "V8" sign on the radiator grille reveals the car's power

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MGB GT V8 (1974) - Alloy wheels

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MGB GT V8 (1974) - like its little brother with four cylinders

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MG B (1962) - the first press photos were released for September 20, 1962 - here with steel wheels and hubcaps

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MG B (1962) - presented in front of the latest British airliner, the Vickers VC10

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MG B (1963) - early factory photo, no visible changes for the second year of construction

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MG B (1962) - See-through drawing - View of the B's self-supporting construction

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

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

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MG C GT (1968) - with 3-liter V6 engine and 150 hp

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MG B GT (1965) - now also as a coupé, but still with 95 hp

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MGC GT Coupé (1969) - last appearance at the 1969 Geneva Motor Show

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MGB GT V8 (1973) - Launched at London's Earls Court Motor Show, announced with a production rate of 50 units per week, not for the Continent

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MGB GT V8 (1974) - of course it's nice to travel in pairs

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MGB GT V8 (1973) - in test mode

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MGB GT V8 (1974) - visually beautifully spruced up engine compartment with the V8

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Summary

As early as the mid-sixties, MG offered the GT, an extremely practical coupé with a tailgate that could take a lot of luggage and was still sporty. However, the four-cylinder coupé was not really sporty, so MG initially produced a six-cylinder version. However, this also left open the desire for more sportiness, which could only be fulfilled with the MGB GT V8 of the seventies. Even if only for a short time. This report portrays one of the rare eight-cylinder coupés and tells the story of the fastest production MG of the seventies.

This article contains the following chapters

The career of the MGB
Unquenchable thirst for performance
The Über-B with V8
A primarily British affair
Rare species
Sportier and with a bigger sound
More expensive than the other
Further information

Estimated reading time: 6min

Preview (beginning of the article)

If you ask people with an affinity for cars to list British sports cars with eight cylinders that were sold in the sixties or seventies, they will probably mention the Daimler Dart or the Triumph Stag, perhaps also the TVR coupés Tuscan and Griffith. But there was also an MGB with an eight-cylinder engine, but it was hardly exported and only built in small numbers. The story is well known. In 1962, the MGA was replaced by the MGB. The modern roadster with its self-supporting body and well-behaved four-cylinder engine soon enjoyed great popularity. With Pininfarina's help, a practical hatchback coupé was created and presented to the public at the Earls Court Motor Show in London in October 1965. With success!

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