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  • Thanks to Frontline Cars for letting me have a go in their incredible reimagined MGB V8! What a stunning machine this is.
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  • @pauled111
    @pauled111 13 днів тому +35

    A new MGB with V8 grunt, what's not to like! Superb thanks Jodie ❤

    • @robertcook2572
      @robertcook2572 13 днів тому +1

      What's not to like? The black wheels and the lack of bumpers

    • @Birashanuman
      @Birashanuman 13 днів тому

      @@robertcook2572 Not to mention the driver's door shutlines ! Why wouldn't you simply buy an Aston Martin ?

    • @RupertFear
      @RupertFear 11 днів тому

      The cost...but its wonderful!

  • @jjefferyworboys8138
    @jjefferyworboys8138 13 днів тому +18

    I really like that almost every component is British. The attention to detail and standard of finish is superb.

  • @911engineguy
    @911engineguy 11 днів тому +4

    Wow, what a beautiful execution of such an iconic car!

  • @maverick9769
    @maverick9769 13 днів тому +14

    Every Car Guy has a story, please keep this format. Thoroughly enjoyed this one. salute to Frontline and the brains behind the company.

  • @paulclark2947
    @paulclark2947 13 днів тому +11

    Tim's a really good guy, he's put his heart & soul into that business. He deserves the attention his cars are getting.🙂👍

  • @robe7512
    @robe7512 12 днів тому +2

    What a car, old school classic with a modern twist.

  • @mikematthews2k181
    @mikematthews2k181 13 днів тому +4

    Been waiting for this video Jodie 🎉. As an ex MG mechanic I was smiling for ear to ear ! Although the later MG'S . Maestro, Montego metro etc .
    Such an amazing brand !!
    They Stir the Soul and Inspire Memories❤

  • @MrTimcoronel
    @MrTimcoronel 11 днів тому +2

    So glad you kept the Marina parts-bin interior door handles!

  • @eoinosullivan2636
    @eoinosullivan2636 12 днів тому +2

    Great restomod, thanks for bringing us this video, Jodie.

  • @russellstocks1199
    @russellstocks1199 3 дні тому

    Fantastic sound that is what a car should sound

  • @RalphMacGregor
    @RalphMacGregor 11 днів тому +1

    I am in love. Proper British Beef. Amazing. Now I just need to work hard and get one!

  • @stuartoneill5968
    @stuartoneill5968 9 днів тому +1

    That's what you call a jem of a beautiful 😍 ❤ car love it all together

  • @MonitorSmith
    @MonitorSmith 6 днів тому

    I love the vibe here, very nice. Contagious enthusiasm. :)

  • @studioNW1
    @studioNW1 7 днів тому

    Omg I used to follow you for years in your modelling career! How cool that you've got a Car channel! 😍 so nice to see you on here ❤

  • @tonyw3250
    @tonyw3250 13 днів тому +13

    We need more cars like this, we can't compete with China on cheap crap, but we can compete on pure quality and class.

    • @dodgingspice55
      @dodgingspice55 12 днів тому +1

      The word China actually means cheap crap.

  • @chloxfam9248
    @chloxfam9248 13 днів тому +2

    A truly beautiful machine!...sounds awesome!...❤️

  • @jasonwright9555
    @jasonwright9555 5 днів тому

    I'd love to have that over here on the German Autobahns! Mega!

  • @E.T.GARAGE
    @E.T.GARAGE 13 днів тому +2

    Really great job on making that V8 MGB. 👍😎👍

  • @gary5481
    @gary5481 13 днів тому +2

    I have to hit the like button before I've even watched the video, because I know it's going to be great. Especially with the V8.

  • @b3564
    @b3564 13 днів тому +2

    What an attractive motor!

  • @paullambert4445
    @paullambert4445 12 днів тому +1

    Thanks again for another great video. Beautiful car, but I would miss head rests.

  • @alanclarkeau
    @alanclarkeau 13 днів тому +4

    Much better than the EV converted abominations.

  • @andrewdavies6273
    @andrewdavies6273 13 днів тому +1

    Absolutely superb Jodie love these cars, and then you put in a monster v8.😊

  • @chrisarnott4082
    @chrisarnott4082 4 дні тому

    Lovely to see people doing these unique builds.... maybe making it back to a 2+ slightly more practical. either way lovely car!

  • @darrylmoore5847
    @darrylmoore5847 13 днів тому +6

    My word, that car is amazing.

  • @jmarkr100
    @jmarkr100 13 днів тому

    It’s magnificent!

  • @BMW7series251
    @BMW7series251 13 днів тому

    Wow Jody, what a weapon!! The sound was amazing! Many thanks for posting, cheers, John.

  • @alanthomson1227
    @alanthomson1227 12 днів тому +1

    Have always been a Triumph fan rather than MGs but I would love one like that .

  • @paulrigby3578
    @paulrigby3578 13 днів тому

    wow what a car excellent great to see an old car new and with lots of power
    also it put a smille on your face when you see the on the road
    well done kid in a sweet shop

  • @kibeard2109
    @kibeard2109 13 днів тому

    What a fabulous car Abbey is- love it
    Thanks 🙏

  • @monmodels
    @monmodels 13 днів тому

    Beautiful car!

  • @thomasstalder6708
    @thomasstalder6708 13 днів тому

    That is fun!

  • @manonabeachjourneys
    @manonabeachjourneys 13 днів тому

    Great stuff, keep the hammer down!

  • @Carrera-gp9od
    @Carrera-gp9od 13 днів тому +1

    Magnificent car .

  • @martinclapton2724
    @martinclapton2724 13 днів тому

    Great piece of engineering, fit finish, sounds and looks the business. Well done to all involved

  • @jasonmillington4344
    @jasonmillington4344 13 днів тому

    Some classic cars get better with age and some simple modifications. Truly stunning car

  • @scottmahl2352
    @scottmahl2352 13 днів тому +3

    I wish these were available in the US as my first car was a MGB-GT but I understand it is difficult to import them.

  • @Auhbseluhte
    @Auhbseluhte 13 днів тому +2

    the front end shape kind of reminds me of a BMW Z8. very sleek slope

  • @andrewdavies6273
    @andrewdavies6273 13 днів тому

    Wow what a beastie😊

  • @kevindavenport9766
    @kevindavenport9766 13 днів тому

    Awesome

  • @bernardcharlesworth9860
    @bernardcharlesworth9860 11 днів тому

    Great just shows what we can still do

  • @t4mor4
    @t4mor4 12 днів тому +1

    Engine sounds lovely when pushed, I hope someone specs a track version.

  • @simonjarratt
    @simonjarratt 12 днів тому +1

    THAT is a car. I suspect it's big money but what an absolute beauty. I'm going to investigate immediately!

    • @simonjarratt
      @simonjarratt 12 днів тому +1

      Yes, I've just seen the price. Another dream crushed.

    • @skyak4493
      @skyak4493 12 днів тому

      @@simonjarratt Do share!

    • @simonjarratt
      @simonjarratt 11 днів тому

      @@skyak4493 £211k (UK)

    • @portzi2
      @portzi2 11 днів тому

      Well it certainly ant cheep, but looks stunning ​@@simonjarratt

  • @gileswilson1980
    @gileswilson1980 6 днів тому +1

    Hi Jodie that was great loved it. The way you loved the car would you buy one? As I would if I had the money without a doubt as it great cars like this exist in the first place.

  • @stupothitch9162
    @stupothitch9162 12 днів тому +2

    Absolutely stunning but is it just me or does looking in the boot look like they have just dropped off an unfortunate soul at the local crematorium?

  • @3ducs
    @3ducs 13 днів тому

    Beautiful job! Trimmed somewhat like an XK-E, the paint brings to mind the '68 E-Type I had.

  • @kevinsquire5460
    @kevinsquire5460 11 днів тому

    Incredible With a lottery win I'd have a V8 for proper motoring and an electric version for everyday use. Love the attention to detail, the electric window solution, brilliant
    Great video about a company making a classic into a modern (extremely) desirable classic

  • @JohnEvans-zo7kk
    @JohnEvans-zo7kk 13 днів тому

    Brilliant car, now I know what to spend my lottery winnings on.

  • @TC-qd1zw
    @TC-qd1zw 8 днів тому

    Nice old Newcastle Registration.

  • @lyonheart84
    @lyonheart84 8 днів тому

    In terms of size there is certainly at least one MGB with a jaguar v12 squeezed under the bonnet 😁

  • @Steve-rv1ql
    @Steve-rv1ql 13 днів тому

    Lordy, I bet this is a really really good steer. Fantastic fun in such a useable pretty package. Oh to have unlimited resources and just build what you fancy. The design and engineering on show here looks very impressive and properly resolved, top work and British too!

  • @carlrasmussen1282
    @carlrasmussen1282 7 днів тому

    Lots of American hot rodders did Sunbeam v-8 conversions in the late 60's early 70's. "Sportscar? Not yet it isn't" they said.

  • @RaceJan
    @RaceJan 13 днів тому

    YES!!!

  • @emilycroot6306
    @emilycroot6306 13 днів тому

    Thats a very nice tight but reserved english v8 sound, love iit x

  • @davidperillo
    @davidperillo 13 днів тому

    Perfect for a run in the country

  • @martynmiles9778
    @martynmiles9778 11 днів тому

    Yes please 😁

  • @PaulinhoThompson
    @PaulinhoThompson 12 днів тому +1

    There's nothing better than seeing the driver of a car radiating happiness 😊

  • @ecyfoto
    @ecyfoto 4 дні тому

    Nice job! What a project but couldn’t you have updated the seats? Headrests should be a no brainer in a restomod. 😅

  • @neilscott910
    @neilscott910 13 днів тому

    I❤ this 🚗

  • @bensmiling
    @bensmiling 13 днів тому

    I have had a real the for the MG C GT ever since I saw one as a kid. Long term plan to get a project and sort it.

  • @rocklover7437
    @rocklover7437 13 днів тому +1

    The standard MGB V8 was pretty fast with the rover 3.5 which was originally a Oldsmobile 215 cuin .This looks like a punched out Rover V8

  • @aldrede.hatfieldjr.4597
    @aldrede.hatfieldjr.4597 13 днів тому

    When I was a kid my sisters had a friend that had a MG with a Corbett engine in it.

  • @grayfool
    @grayfool 13 днів тому +1

    Oh no, not again! My "have to have one now" list just got longer.

  • @nickwatkins5321
    @nickwatkins5321 13 днів тому

    I WANT ONE!!!!!!

  • @Watson1973
    @Watson1973 13 днів тому

    Think I might buy a lottery ticket
    😀

  • @alfiesmith4115
    @alfiesmith4115 12 днів тому +1

    Redbull hanger 7 next please josie kidd I beg you to go please

  • @SB-kw6oo
    @SB-kw6oo 13 днів тому

    Jodieee 💕

  • @bobsheruncle1374
    @bobsheruncle1374 12 днів тому +1

    Mechanically superb and would be great to pilot. However, the back floor reminded me of a Hearse and the roof lining looks wrong imo! Sorry guys!

  • @ilovecds9606
    @ilovecds9606 13 днів тому +1

    The MGB already has a rover V8 and if that's not enough the RV8 also has a guess what? I do like this one with all the leather and the potdntial for reliability but you tend to fall in love with the original.

    • @rocklover7437
      @rocklover7437 13 днів тому

      I think this is a just a bored out Rover V8 .A bit long in the tooth as originally the Rover V8 was a 1963 Oldsmobile 215 cuin motor .

    • @jerseyman99
      @jerseyman99 12 днів тому +2

      Believe me. To get 375 road tractable bhp out of an RV8 it isn't "Just a bored out Rover" I would love to know who the engine builder is. Maybe JE?

  • @gateshox
    @gateshox 12 днів тому

    Cool.... definitely not unassuming though. I'd take one look and know it's gonna eat me for breakfast 😎

  • @vinniedixon1140
    @vinniedixon1140 12 днів тому

    Even though is has a V8 engine, it's not going to stop the bodywork from rusting which MGs are notorious for. Serious issues with that car by having stereo system controls in a centre console meaning you have to take your eyes off the road. Also no head rests on the seats which could result in serious whiplash injury if another vehicle crashes into the rear at speed.

  • @philippestrickler3461
    @philippestrickler3461 13 днів тому

    Great RESTOMOD of the MGB GT V8 . I am not english . i have not understood where the V8 come from and the power ??? Anyway , GREAT WORK .

  • @machiavellian7490
    @machiavellian7490 13 днів тому

    lol 😂 looks like a hearse in the back!

  • @StevenVanLoven
    @StevenVanLoven 13 днів тому

    finaly not 'traditional' hypercar , but sunbeam tiger like pure muscle and class machine .

  • @PiDsPagePrototypes
    @PiDsPagePrototypes 12 днів тому

    6:15 - Yeah, Jodie, that's not even close to the biggest. There's some Rover/Leyland V8 equipped versions, where the stock 4.4 litre version of the motor from a Leyland P76 has been bored and stroked past 5.5 litres before being dropped in. IIRC the wildest is the ex Dr Mort Fitzgerald MG based racecar, somewhere close to 6 litres was one number I heard - Mort used to pull over going through 'Siberia' at the Phillip Island Grand Prix track and let the entire field of MG's pass, then chase down them all for the win, in a ten lap race,... If you can find footage of it racing, the thing is an animal, giant wing, splitter, ducting through bodywork for cooling and brakes.
    This one you're riding in look much more suited to the road, commending the choice of wheels that look 'right' for the vehicles age, not some garish modern JDM rims that wouldn't suit.

  • @cogboy302
    @cogboy302 7 днів тому +1

    The Dunlop alloy wheels are lovely, but not in gloss black. The detail is completely lost. Silver, or at a push, gunmetal.

  • @anydaynow01
    @anydaynow01 13 днів тому

    Proof that even though EVs are the ultimate commuting appliances, but if you want to feel alive, you buy an h shift ICE, bonus points if it has a great interior like this masterpiece!
    My trackday, Sunday/Funday car is h shift ICE, my meaningless commuting appliance is a soulless EV which is objectively "faster" than the fun car.

  • @shaunodriscoll
    @shaunodriscoll 12 днів тому

    So Jodie , have you bought one?

  • @kennethjacobs2875
    @kennethjacobs2875 12 днів тому

    What is source of powertrain?

  • @chrisblay
    @chrisblay 13 днів тому

    Quite an achievement.

  • @AndyFromBeaverton
    @AndyFromBeaverton 13 днів тому

    I think that was the longest stint for you as a passenger before grabbing the wheel.

  • @TigerT72
    @TigerT72 8 днів тому

    A great modern resto of an old British classic. However, I’m not a fan of the hearse-like rear compartment.

  • @davidcharlesiannotti3800
    @davidcharlesiannotti3800 13 днів тому

    Looks like a proper MG until you turn the key. Then Abby becomes a proper beast.🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @ianmontgomery7534
    @ianmontgomery7534 13 днів тому

    I found something I wasn't keen on - the roof lining.

  • @audioisgood
    @audioisgood 12 днів тому

    Should have let Jodi drive from the jump.

  • @johnmoncrieff3034
    @johnmoncrieff3034 9 днів тому

    If his order book was not full it will be now that is stunning, If he sticks to only thirty then there will be an awful lot of dis-appointed enthusiasts out there!

  • @KnowPorcelain1
    @KnowPorcelain1 13 днів тому

    What MG should have been.

  • @rover100bunson
    @rover100bunson 9 днів тому

    From 230,000 euro,think i will stick to my 1.8gbt thanks

  • @rodneypratt4324
    @rodneypratt4324 13 днів тому

    Are they going to tell us how much this beautiful thing cost

    • @playwme3
      @playwme3 11 днів тому +1

      If you have to ask, you can’t afford it.

  • @lyonheart84
    @lyonheart84 8 днів тому

    To be honest although it is obviously superbly engineered, for me most of choices for the appearance of both the exterior and interior did nothing for me at all 😱

  • @bryanduncan1640
    @bryanduncan1640 8 днів тому

    In my youth, I tried to shoe-horn a V8 Chevy into my MGB - the lack of facilities, money and, quite frankly, knowledge let me down and the project was a failure. But you have to dream…………….!

  • @ralphedelbach
    @ralphedelbach 11 днів тому

    What??? No images of the motor for us to drool over. Come on! It deserves a few minutes at least after making all those great sounds. Nice conversion. Thanks...except for the lack of engine shot that is.

  • @BRMCaptChaos
    @BRMCaptChaos 12 днів тому

    Beautiful car, stunning interior and craftsmanship.
    Wheels are not to my reasonable taste (why black? Hero cars shouldn’t look like plastic wheel trims fell off - we are that generation ), but overall well done.

  • @MelodyMan69
    @MelodyMan69 11 днів тому

    Funny. MGB with that WEIGHT over the FRONT Wheels, gonna handle like a ROLLER SKATE...😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @zingo2664
    @zingo2664 7 днів тому +1

    great to see a REAL beautiful car ,modernised, just wonderful , ...i just don't get these battery ugly cars they are trying to sell people nowadays , take me back to the 60's/70's/80's PLEEEEZ ...LOL

  • @Rob-rg7ix
    @Rob-rg7ix 9 днів тому

    Very nice car but I think 375 hp is to much for the car

  • @simonmenzies3142
    @simonmenzies3142 13 днів тому

    I’ll bet his next car has an English build gearbox.
    Who cares what Jay Leno keeps going on about tramic

  • @grilnam9945
    @grilnam9945 13 днів тому

    So the only original part of the car is the chassis/body

    • @johnbriggs3916
      @johnbriggs3916 13 днів тому

      Maybe not even that, as you can get new bodyshells.

    • @johnbriggs3916
      @johnbriggs3916 13 днів тому

      It is technically possible to rebuild from a chassis plate...

  • @Templar7832
    @Templar7832 13 днів тому

    It's cool and all but making these cars into 6 figure sums to own, is just ridiculous. It's an MG which when good ones are in the teens, is just insane. I like that these guys are doing it but you'd have to be round the bend to drop that kind of loot on this.

    • @theshiftybloke4672
      @theshiftybloke4672 13 днів тому +1

      Different market.

    • @johnnyboy1586
      @johnnyboy1586 13 днів тому +1

      Yes all of these restomod car are extremely expensive, definitely for the rich person that wants something different

    • @Templar7832
      @Templar7832 13 днів тому

      @@johnnyboy1586 Yeah for sure. I mean, I have an MG and If I had serious money would I drop it on one of these? Nah. I'd rather have a real one and do it up and spend that cash on a Lambo.

    • @johnbriggs3916
      @johnbriggs3916 13 днів тому

      Well into six figures. But the handling has been so transformed that, no, it doesn't seem like an old MGB.

    • @johnbriggs3916
      @johnbriggs3916 13 днів тому

      It rather depends on your views on late-stage Capitalism.

  • @SeeWildlife
    @SeeWildlife 13 днів тому

    I'll give her a loving home.