RE: Pic of the Week: An MGB with a difference

RE: Pic of the Week: An MGB with a difference

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rolymo

595 posts

199 months

Wednesday 1st February 2012
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MGBGT with Chevy V6 installation

Oilchange

8,452 posts

260 months

Sunday 5th February 2012
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mmm wonder what it sounds like...

rolymo

595 posts

199 months

Sunday 5th February 2012
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I built this with a twin pipe exhaust system with "cherry-bomb" silencers and a balance pipe so it sounds very "fruity" but not excessive, It does not suffer from period vibration when driven hard on the freeway like some so called sports systems. In Florida we were not forced to fit a catalzer like some other states so it sounds rather more classic in tone.

Ozzie Osmond

21,189 posts

246 months

Sunday 5th February 2012
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Watched an old film called IF! on TV last night and was amazed to see an MGC parked in the car showroom they visited.

A bit of googling reveals the MGC was released in 1967 and the film released the following year. The MGC (a 6-pot version of MGB with distinctive bonnet bulge) must have been the absolute latest thing in sports cars at that time! Sold very poorly though and was canned in 1969. So a very rare sight in a film!