MG MGB and MGB GT Tech Talk
Anybody out there reading practical classic latest issue there was an interesting article about mgb gt versus triumph gt6,I am an coupe lover and before I bought my mgb GT I considered the triumph as an option.But I went for mgb because of the spares are easyier to find and because of the design ,I personally think the mgb wins on look but Triumph got an 2.0 litre six engine.anyone else who has made I choice between this to cars
I love the later model GT6. Very hard to find, and more expensive to restore that a BGT, though.
I always liked the looks of the GT6 too, but never even thought about buying one.
Buddy owned one out of High School, forget the year but I seem to remember rubber bumbers similiar to the 74 B. I had a 76 TR6, other friend drove his dads 240Z and another had a Spitfire. GT6 was much faster than the B was, though handing wasn't as good as the B. Nobody could keep up with Z car except the Spitfire when we got into the corners. My TR6 was awful in the corners and barely adequate on the straights. Looking back I'm surprised we survived those days and nights chasing each other around.
I never drove a GT6 so I can't tell you how it felt in comparison to the MGB, but a friend had one in high school. He took me on a ride that was very impressive. I thought the car stuck to the road like glue. Maybe he was just a great driver.
I was driving along in my MGB a while ago, and I saw a GT6 in back of me. I did not know what it was at first, but then it passed me and I saw "GT6". The guy driving it was in a hurry! I really like them too, but I like all LBC's.
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A neighbor has a GT-6 buried in his garage, and I wish he would get it back on the road. I doubt he will, as it reminds him too much of his wife that died.
I bought one last winter. It's sitting in Colbert OK right now with now wheels. If anyone has a spare set of wheels let me know. At least so I can borrow them to bring it here to Dallas.
Here is a link to the pictures:
http://www.triumphexperience.com/phorum/read.php?8,263
Here's a link to a post that is currently discussing the GT.
http://www.mgexperience.net/phorum/read.php?1,644532,644951#msg-644951
The GT6 is a nice package, especially if you stick a TR6 engine in it.
Bit more room in an MGB-GT as I recall, though.
I thought the GT6 and TR6 had the same engines! Different gearing though cause I could never keep up with my buddies GT6 in my TR6, probably those big tires on the TR.
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Although I think the GT6's look and handle great.... I just have an adversion to motors where the crankshaft moves a half inch whenever the clutch is pushed...lol Yuppers GT6's tend to eat thrust washers on the cranks like most all Trumpet engines do....
Thats interesting that triumph would have produced both a 2.0 and 2.5 in a six. I remember that the GT6 had a much faster revving engine, but that could have been the gearing. Very quick car, noisey inside though.
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Our machine shop used to machine the cap for an extra rear thrust washer, which was pinned to the cap. This seemed to take care of the problem, though we still instructed customers to not ride the clutch at stop lights. I wonder if they listened?
The BGT is a more solid, civilized, and roomy car than the GT6, but the GT6 is definitely a much wilder and faster ride!
The MGB-GT is a much nicer car in terms of comfort, is more roomy inside (the GT6 requires wiggling yourself in), and is just a nicer car all around. The Triumph is noisier and a bit rougher, but has a nice strong six-cylinder engine. They're pretty different cars.
I wouldn't want to spend a lot of time in a GT6 because of its cramped interior. The GT6's I've been in were not as well finished, either, and frankly as much as I like their looks, they always seemed designed in a sloppy way like they were just sticking on parts. The center console, brake lever always seemed a lot more in the way than it should have been. Triumph never seemed (to me, anyway) to really integrate the designs of their cars very well (although I've always loved the looks of the TR6).
The MGB's side lights looked like an afterthought, but the GT6 had all its lights and even its body lines looking like someone hadn't really designed it as one whole design but just kept adding parts to it. It's front and back ends looked a little like they belonged on two different cars. It's swoopy fenders never appealed to me as much as the straighter lines of the MGB.
The backend on the GT-6 they never quite got to look "right". The GT-6 went through three slightly different body styles, so even Triumph knew it could do better. They just never quite got it right, in my opinion. The MG really fits together in a handsome way while the GT6 looks a bit more like the proverbial "boy racer". That said, I do like the GT6, especially the third and final version of the back end (the GT6+), but more as my third or fourth choice after a few other cars I'll never own.
Here's a nice french blue GT6 that belongs to a friend of mine. Was in it just yesterday, and the handling and style impressed me. Still like B's though...
Ditto what Drew said. My best friend used to have a GT6 in the 70s and what I recall is that the rear axle doughnuts were not terribly reliable, going to hell rather quickly. I have to say tho, my friend had a rather lead foot and thought that dumping the clutch was more sporting.
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