Anyone Notice The Name At The Top Of This Forum ?

It's now the "The MGB & MGB GT Forum". It is new ain't it :)

yup...

Any idea as to why the change? It certainly never would have occurred to me that an MGB GT wasn't an MGB! Is this LBC PC?

The stars have changed too. Skye must have some time on his hands!

Went to a British car show a couple of years ago (put on by the MGT Register of New England) where they felt that there weren't enough GTs preregistered to justify a separate GT class. So they put us in with 'Other' rather than with the other Bs. There were some rather defensive organizers on the field that day.

PurplePeopleEater Wrote:

I feel welcome finally! ;-) Paul

Paul....with pictures like that in your signature....you're ALWAYS welcome!

I hadn't noticed the little flags before!

Have they always been there?

flash Wrote:

Not to quibble - but then shouldn't it be MGB Roadster and GT forum? I like it, though, we hard top owners are getting our "props."

I remember going to T shows with my folks c. 1978 - I am pretty sure it was all T's and maybe an A - so we've come a long way baby. (Ohh - I just said T & A.....that's an opener (must be Paul's pic)

Still the most informative, best site, and people around . . .

Brandon

And, what's happened to the pic of the 'bomber' (red MGB ) top right?

Chris

Brandon Brazil Wrote:

Looks like MGC's are "homeless"! And where do Factory GT V8s belong. I feel the need for a Group Hug.

How about another picture insted? Paul

I notice that Paul's signature lady is washing a GT. Could that have inspired Skye to make the inclusion to the forum's name?? ;)

........................What were we talking about? :)

I'd like to think I inspired someone. I will be taking another set of the same girl and maybe a new girl this weekend. I promise to share!

BTW, I'd like to introduce y'all to the new G/F! Her name is Theresa and she loves the BGT. We went out Friday night and took it downtown. Windows down cool night and she was all smiles. I may need to get her her own someday. Paul

progun Wrote:

Thanks, she's a good little songwriter too! I am playin' drums with her and really getting to like her. Paul

Are you sure you arent just stringing him along?

... and here's Meg

Love the eye candy, but back to topic. I feel the GT designation separates the two.
A B is a B is a B! Any designation of MGA and MGA FHC? My .02.

progun Wrote:

Oh, yeah!!!!

Derek up North Wrote:

You just had to go and do that now didn't you Derek!? :D Yes, Brandon I also believe that Tourer (or convertible) would be more appropriate. Somewhere I heard that a roadster is a four door convertible.

Shawn

Now, if you click over to the "MGB V6&V8" board you'll find that the new header there reads "The MGB V8 & MGC Forum".

That's pretty odd! The threads on that board are mostly about V6 and V8 engine swaps, as the link implies. There are only about 18 to 25 Abingdon-built MGB V8's in North America, and they hardly ever get mentioned on that board.

MGCs came with an inline 6... and their owners mostly seem to want to keep them in line. IMHO, it would be cool if MGCs had their own board. (I see MGCs more often than I see Magnettes...)

BritishV8 Wrote:

Click on "Forum List" and read the descriptions, nothing has changed. The titles were updated so that search results are more clear on Google etc. While roadster, etc terms are fine, its not what the factory called them, so that's what I'm going with. I'll tweak as needed.

Skye

And your the boss, Skye! The site is great.

Derek up North Wrote:

Derek up North Wrote:

Skye, why do you have little blue bombs after your name?

Mick M.

Skye is right, the terms roadster, tourer and such don't apply. If you have a MGB it doesn't have a fixed top. If you have a MGB GT it has a fixed top as simple as that. The term tourer was used for much older cars usually 4 door open cars, phaeton is the same. Roadster is the same era but a 2 seater 2 or 1 door, with or with rumble / dicky seat.

Well I'm going to stick with what they were called from the Factory:- Tourer.

Source: Bentleys Manual (Factory Reprint of Drivers Handbook, Official MGB Workshop Manual and Special Tuning Manual) all refer to the Tourer and GT.


racer76 Wrote:

Why did I pick my new specs up today. Now I am damaged for ever!!!!!!!

racer76 Wrote: