That awful colour MGB GT

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That is lovely.
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Sure does look wantable in those photos. It is a boring thing to say but “if I had a building to keep this in…”
Trouble is when I look at the pictures I catch myself thinking - I could just remove this, delete that, change those, fit better, move those, fill that…
Which would be a shame because this looks to be an unusually original B-GT.
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It is a nice looking BGT & all the better for not having a Webasto turning it into a skip.
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I think that they look better with a Webasto, if I had a GT I'd want one with one fitted.
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Re: That awful colour MGB GT

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It is almost the best of both worlds....I can well understand NOT fitting one but I would be happy to buy a car so fitted. Best BGT experience was borrowing a mate's rubber bumper, low mileage Webasto'd example. Drove beautifully and far more civilised and useable than his V8 example. It was also considerably easier to get in and out of, something I have grown old enough to appreciate....
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I've always thought the BGT was a better looking car than the normal B, although oddly I once test drove a B when considering buying one but nevet a BGT. I don't think any decent BGTs were about in my price range at the time.

Now I don't want a second car or I'd be rather tempted by this.
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I definitely wouldn't want a Webasto. I've had a MGB and it was really quite good.
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I ended up with my Midget as you got a lot better example for the money I had. These days I'd deffo go B or preferably BGT as they are big enough to get in & out of.
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Hypothetical question, are these realistic daily drivers? For an uphill and down dale commute?

The problem is I'd spend thousands fettling the suspension.
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I'm sure they are, they were back in their day after all.
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