1975 MGB Anniversary Edition: A Look at One of the Rarest Cars on the Road!
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- Опубліковано 3 жов 2024
- In this 99th Video from Classic Car ChitChat, we take a closer look at the 1975 MGB Anniversary Edition, a true classic car that is sure to impress any vintage car enthusiast. In this video, we'll take you through five key features of this iconic British sports car, from its sleek design to its impressive performance on the road.
Limited Edition Design: The 1975 MGB Anniversary Edition is a rare find, with only 1,000 units produced. Its unique paint job and custom badges make it a standout among other MGB models.
Enhanced Performance: This Anniversary Edition comes with a powerful 1.8L engine and four-speed manual transmission, providing an exhilarating driving experience.
Luxurious Interior: The Anniversary Edition features premium leather seats and a wood-rimmed steering wheel, creating a comfortable and elegant atmosphere for drivers and passengers alike.
Timeless Design: The MGB's classic design has stood the test of time, and the Anniversary Edition is no exception. Its sleek lines and sporty profile make it a true head-turner on the road.
Collectible Value: With only 1,000 units produced, the MGB Anniversary Edition is a highly sought-after collectible car. Its rarity and unique features make it a valuable addition to any vintage car collection.
In case you are keeping Track this is Video # 99 of Classic Car ChitChat Videos!
I hope my Classic Car ChitChat videos make you smile. I do them in my spare time because I truly love cars and my intentions are simply to honour the beautiful cars I get to see and to really understand the passion and love of the vehicle by the driver (or caretaker as Jay Leno would say) of the car. I also understand too that my videos perhaps lack the polish calibre of great UA-camrs like: Doug DeMuro, Scotty Kilmer, and of course my favourite Supercar Blondie. I also know that I can’t even come close the quality & finish you get from the likes of Jeremy Clarkson and the boys at Top Gear. I think they use a little fancier equipment than my little iPhone… LOL
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Kevin
That's the old Rona at Winston Churchill and the 401. Beautiful MG. The red really stands out. That includes your car as well, Kevin.
Benny, you got it. Don't you miss the "old" days 😊. However it's great seeing the new location at Dixie outlet is getting some traction and is getting some great cars too.
@@ClassicCarChitChat I do miss the old days. Things were a lot simpler and normal than they are today. When does this show at Dixie outlet start?
Another outstanding video and presentation
Glad you enjoyed it.. And more importantly you are an MG owner and lover too. 😊
Wow, too superb examples of beautiful British cars.
Yes they are!
Cool seeing 2 of my favorite cars at the same time. The Whitewall tires look so sweet.
They are!
Are you kidding me.. not one but two gems. Fantastic video and my favorite channel on UA-cam.
Thanks Danny
I have 3 rubber bumper MGB`s. A `78 (seasonal) daily driver roadster with older `80`s restoration & recent Weber sidedraft carb vs the Stromberg. Also have a `76 (no-title) parts car and 3rd MG is a titled 1975 Anniversary Edition w/5-sp overdrive trans. I aqcuired it a couple yrs ago with blown head gasket, overheated no doubt. Yes, these things run the temp up fast in busy traffic so I installed the parts car radiator in addition to the one in my `78 daily, plumbed to the other, not a difficult task with flexible hose. There`s a single electric thermostat fan in front of the stock rad, making the space for the additional rad + hoses.
I`m hoping to get to work on the `75 any day, I`m a lot more stoked on it now after watching your video!
Oh ya...I hate shoulder-belts and replaced my `78 with lap-only belts, personal pref. And yes! That dang windshield top header-bar is terrible for blocking streetlights in front above.
Have a great day & new car sub!
Hi No Malarkey ( love the name) you are in my book an official collector of these lovely little cars. Good to hear too you have a donor card. You are correct too about the windshield top bar.. I too duck up and down to see the lights. My son recently purchased a 97 Miata and it seems the Mazda engineers had thought about this and created positioning that somehow mitigated that issue.
I also wanted to take a moment to personally thank for taking the time to watching my videos, leaving a comment and for subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it.
My intention when creating these videos is to showcase not only the beautiful car but give the owner an opportunity to share their story, love and passion for their car. Thanks again Kevin.
This is like looking at a pair of twins and playing "spot the difference". Great video and I wasn't aware of the anniversary edition MG until now. I think she is beautiful and I really love the gold badging too.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Your channel is one of the best on UA-cam. Every time I see it you have a different and unique car plus I look forward to the owner and what they say and what they do to it. So cool.
I appreciate that!
Beautiful vehicle! The owners did an amazing job restoring it.
We agree!
Great Video and presentation.
Gsg5master, First of all thank you so very much for watching my videos and subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. My intention for the videos is to allow "ordinary" people who love cars an opportunity to speak about their car and why that car means so much to them. After all we are all the "caretakers"of our cars (as Jay Leno rightly says). 🙂 are you speaking a the 75 or my little girl😂. The 75 is extraordinary and I also got their idea to refinish my rims. Video coming soon!
I'm a hot rod guy but appreciate cool cars like these too. Thanks for sharing I thoroughly enjoyed the video and your sense of humor just makes me laugh every time 😂😂😂
Glad you enjoyed it
This is just a great video and wonderful seeing such a rare MG still looking good.
It sure is!
Great job restoring such a beautiful little car. The details including the badging plus the MG logo painting looks incredible.
Thank you very much!
Beautiful car - classic and clean. Enjoyed this video, thank you for posting this.
Kahala, First of all thank you so very much for watching my videos and subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. My intention for the videos is to allow "ordinary" people who love cars an opportunity to speak about their car and why that car means so much to them. After all we are all the "caretakers"of our cars (as Jay Leno rightly says). I am assuming you are talking about the 75. My 73 with her chrome plus my adding additional shiny objects to it is kinda Stock (plus a little😊).
Great seeing such well cared fir classic MG's. I had a 69 Midget that I drove everywhere. It surprised me as to how well it handled in our dry heat. She leaked oil everywhere too. Made me laugh and I still miss those days.
Right on!, it's so true with the oil leaks but I wouldn't have it any other way.
What a great example of 2 beautiful cars.
Yes indeed!
MGBs are great little cars that are fun, dependable, get decent gas mileage without all the computer crap. Easy to work on no matter what the model year. I've driven the wheels off of the 4 that I owned. Miss them. Surprisingly good in the snow 8" or below in depth. Never got stuck. Great weight ratio balance. Do your maint on time & they'll give you lots of fun miles. Loved my 68 model the best. Red, knock off chrome wire wheels, black leather seats. All stock from the factory.
Craig, First of all thank you so very much for watching my videos and subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. My intention for the videos is to allow "ordinary" people who love cars an opportunity to speak about their car and why that car means so much to them. I completely agree with you. A great little fun car and not crazy expensive to run and maintain. I bet your 68 is something else with those knock off rims too.
I just purchased a 1976 [ red 1.8 engine ]. . Unfortunately it will be going into storage for the winter in about 1 week . I will replace these 14 year old tires in the spring and plan on sprucing it up for next summer in the spring . It's fun to drive with a torquee little engine . It's old school like i am .
Dan, First of all thank you so very much for watching my videos and subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. My intention for the videos is to allow "ordinary" people who love cars an opportunity to speak about their car and why that car means so much to them. I know right now that you are going to be itching for Spring to come again so you can get her out and enjoy the joy of driving such unique and fun cars. Always a conversation starter at any coffee shop. Kevin
Two real beautiful cars at the same time.
Thanks.. which did you prefer 😊?
Awesome video! Do you know what the original uk list price was for the mgb roadster in 1975?
Bavskijt, it’s a great question.. I believe the 75 sold for $4,300 USD, and the 73 was a little more pricier at around $3,600 USD. This roughly was about $25,000 in today’s money. Which was a little higher than the average salary back in the day.
I also wanted to take a moment to personally thank for taking the time to watching my videos, leaving a comment and for subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it.
My intention when creating these videos is to showcase not only the beautiful car but give the owner an opportunity to share their story, love and passion for their car. Thanks again Kevin.
Wow thank you so much for the detailed answer! I'm taking delivery of my '75 roadster today and I couldn't be more excited. Thanks for taking the time to reply, really appreciate it. Take care and best wishes from the UK.
Beautiful car. I, too, have a 1975 MGB but it didn’t come with anniversary badging for some reason.
JG, First of all thank you so very much for watching my videos and subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. My intention for the videos is to allow ´ordinary people’ who love cars an opportunity to speak about their car and why that car means so much to them. After all we are all the "caretakers"of our cars (as Jay Leno rightly says). 👏 my understanding was there were a limited run with the badging making them a little rarer than others. Perhaps you can contact the MG society in the UK and with your VIN number they should be able to provide some details. In fact I would like to get that done for my 73 too.😊
I see the dash is cracked.... they all did that... But they are right, you definitely need a fifth gear.... If you desmog the car, put in an aftermarket electronic ignition, and go back to twin SU carbs you'd have something that quite drivable.
Glen, the crack is there. It was actually re-skinned by the previous owner about 15 years ago. I will wait until it’s much worse and then take care of that and the seats later. I like the idea of the SU carbs. 👍
I also wanted to take a moment to personally thank for taking the time to watching my videos, leaving a comment and for subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it.
My intention when creating these videos is to showcase not only the beautiful car but give the owner an opportunity to share their story, love and passion for their car. Thanks again Kevin.
1975 was the beginning of the worst years for MG. The RBB was a disgraceful disaster. It is NOT in any way, shape, or form an MGB.
This is not a "restored" car. It is a feeble attempt at an apology for MG having created an abomination.
Jeff, First of all thank you so very much for watching my videos and subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. My intention for the videos is to allow "ordinary" people who love cars an opportunity to speak about their car and why that car means so much to them. After all we are all the "caretakers"of our cars (as Jay Leno rightly says). Thanks for your insight.
Just your opinion thankfully. I have owned both rubber bumper and chrome models and can say without doubt the later cars are much better in every way. I personally prefer the plastic bumpers, they were a great solution to the American legislation at the time and have generally become much more acceptable within the UK snotty-nosed classic car movement. Nothing worse than some chump who has converted rubber bumpers to chrome, usually badly, and added a red paint job and chrome wires - yawn fest!! 😂
Why "thankfully" ? .. it is a widely held opinion... no, not an opinion an observation.
Greater weight, cheaper materials, 30 less horsepower than the original, nearly a third reduction. Heavy and pimped.
I do agree with the usual rubber bumper conversion as an expensive hack job...but there are other options available which are, in my opinion superior.. but I'll keep that source to myself.
I would use an RBB as a rally car..high off the ground and anything you could or would do to the RBB would be an improvement.
@@jeffhildreth9244 30hp less??? Where the hell did you get that from? And a ‘widely held opinion’ according to you! Other ‘options’ you are keeping quiet about… I suggest you keep your chrome bumpers to yourself pal and I’ll slum it happily with my ‘awful’ rubbers thanks! TBH, it’s numpties like you who make me love them even more 😂
@@jeffhildreth9244 Your misguided opinion did not add anything relevant to this particular video. Your Mom did you a huge disservice for not teaching you basic humanity - If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all. So sorry to see you are not aware of that great bit of wisdom. I guess all I can say about you is that you had better pray nobody does to you what you did to this nice woman. Maybe someone should so you can put yourself in her shoes. She is obviously proud of her beautiful car and you have no right to babble such classless, negative trash about a beautiful car. Many people I told about her car also took a look and loved the look as well as I did. Sorry your life is not going well, and you take it out on others....