Owned for 26 years. Off the road from 1996 until 2005. Daily driver before and since. Driven on several trips between Virginia and Michigan and twice to the west coast. I LOVE this car!

Note, in the fourth picture, BriGiT is shown with the late John Thornley's famous "MG 1". Standing in the picture is Peter Thornley. I am thrilled to have a picture of my car next to such a famous Teal Blue stable-mate. This picture is from the John Twist University Motors Summer Party Reunion in 2005.

The summer/fall of 2007, we drove BriGiT 11,351 miles. In July we drove her to California for NAMGBR MG 2007 in Rohnert Park, then up to British Columbia for NAMGAR GT32. Upon our return home in Michigan, we had logged 7319 miles.

Later, in October, we took her down to Waynesboro Virginia and one of the most charming, personable, car shows in North America: the Shenandoah Valley British Car Club's Fall Festival. From there, we were up to Massachusetts to visit family, then due west through Ontario, visiting more family, and returning home. I believe we logged 2541 miles on that trip.

BriGiT did require a fuel pump transplant in the high desert on the line between Utah and Nevada. Outside of that, she was flawless. And her A/C kept our Navigator extremely happy! The pictures show the fuel pump repair and BriGiT happily cruising on Highway 1 in California from Rohnert Park up to Mendecino.

In 2008, BriGiT was back on the road, although our wallet was still recovering from 2007 so our ventures were more modest. In June we were off to MG 2008 in King of Prussia, PA, and in October, we again made the pilgrimage to Waynesboro Virginia for that favorite car show.

So here it is, April 2009. BriGiT is already back on the road, now that the salt is gone, doing what she does best: daily transportation when I really have to get there - in time! She went back on the road March 17th and has picked up nearly 500 miles since then. Sitting since October 2008, she required the following to get her going again: pull choke, engage starter for about 5 seconds, put her in reverse and back her out of the garage. I repeat: I LOVE this car!

Well, it's now March 27th, 2011. ' Can't believe I had it on the road by the 17th just two years ago. We'll be lucky to get it out again before April 1st this year. Lotsa snow this year, and even today, it kept falling. Last year was an easy year for BriGiT. Just one trip to Massachusetts in August. This year we're driving to Reno, but the vehicle has yet to be selected: either the ZB Magnette or BriGiT.

Moral: If you have an MGB, DRIVE it!!!!! Every day! If it has problems, fix 'em - correctly! If you don't do it and your mechanic can't do it, find another mechanic. These cars are not rocket science, and once the bugs are worked out, they are as reliable as anything on the road. The trick with those dual SU carbs is to go through the procedure in the Haynes manual and get 'em running pretty good. Then LEAVE THEM ALONE - for at least five years! I repeat, LEAVE THEM ALONE! What makes MGs notoriously unreliable is owners constantly fiddling with them. Cut it out! When the car runs "pretty good" leave it alone. You aren't going to get fantastically improved performance or gas mileage out of this antiquated agricultural engine. Leave it alone and enjoy its rock-solid, although modest, performance and reliability. Yep, the Malibus and the Civics will blow your doors off on the highways, but they'll never make it to 30 years. Your car has already done that, and is ready for the next couple of decades. So who wins?